Where does “värekarva” come from?

värekarva (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

värekarva (Finnish): cilium; fimbria, pilus

Definitions

  1. cilium; fimbria, pilus

Ancestry of “värekarva”, step by step

värekarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish väre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväreripple
2Finnishväristäto shiver; to quiver; to tremble
3Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble

Words derived from “värekarva”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →