Where does “värikynä” come from?
värikynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
värikynä (Finnish): colored pencil, color pencil, coloring pencil US; coloured pencil, colour pencil, colouring pencil UK; pencil crayon Canada
Definitions
- colored pencil, color pencil, coloring pencil US; coloured pencil, colour pencil, colouring pencil UK; pencil crayon Canada
Ancestry of “värikynä”, step by step
värikynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 2 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 5 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |