Where does “värttinä” come from?
värttinä (Finnish) comes from Old East Slavic веретено, from Proto-Slavic verteno, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
värttinä (Finnish): spindle; distaff; radius
Ancestry of “värttinä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | веретено | spindle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | verteno | spindle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “värttinä”