Where does “varte” come from?

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

varte (Finnish): graft

Definitions

  1. graft

Ancestry of “varte”, step by step

varte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varttaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvarttaaTo shaft; To graft
2Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →