Where does “varpaillenousu” come from?

varpaillenousu (Finnish) comes from Finnish varvas, from Proto-Finnic varbas, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.

varpaillenousu (Finnish): getting on one's toes

Definitions

  1. getting on one's toes

Ancestry of “varpaillenousu”, step by step

varpaillenousu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig

via Finnish nousu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnousurise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic varpa →Every word from Proto-Finnic varbas →Every word from Finnish varvas →