Where does “vartalojohto” come from?

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

vartalojohto (Finnish): body cord, body wire

Definitions

  1. body cord, body wire

Ancestry of “vartalojohto”, step by step

vartalojohto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vartalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvartalobody, torso; stem; style
2Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide

via German Körperkabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKörperkabel—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →