Where does “värttinävaltimo” come from?

värttinävaltimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish värttinä, 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.

värttinävaltimo (Finnish): radial artery

Definitions

  1. radial artery

Ancestry of “värttinävaltimo”, step by step

värttinävaltimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish värttinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvärttinäspindle; distaff; radius
2Old East Slavicверетеноspindle
3Proto-Slavicvertenospindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish valtimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltimoartery
2Finnishvalta-main, principal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →