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
Ancestry of “varte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | varttaa | To shaft; To graft |
| 2 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | varci | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |