Where does “vaarnaruuvi” come from?

vaarnaruuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuvi, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

vaarnaruuvi (Finnish): stud bolt, stud

Definitions

  1. stud bolt, stud

Ancestry of “vaarnaruuvi”, step by step

vaarnaruuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Finnish vaarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaarnatenon projecting member used to connect e.g. wooden parts together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Finnish ruuvi →