Where does “varsiluuta” come from?

varsiluuta (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

varsiluuta (Finnish): besom

Definitions

  1. besom

Ancestry of “varsiluuta”, step by step

varsiluuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish luuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluutabroom; Partitive singular form of luu
2Proto-Finnicluutabroom
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →
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