Where does “uurteisvalas” come from?

uurteisvalas (Finnish) comes from Finnish uurteinen, from Finnish uurre, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

uurteisvalas (Finnish): rorqual

Definitions

  1. rorqual

Ancestry of “uurteisvalas”, step by step

uurteisvalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uurteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuurteinenGrooved; Furrowed; Fluted
2Finnishuurrefurrow, line; rut; groove, striation
3Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
4Finnishhartiashoulder
5Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
6Greekχαρτίpaper
7Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
8Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
9Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish valas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaswhale
2Proto-Samicfālēswhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης