Where does “varvusto” come from?

varvusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish varpu, from Proto-Finnic varpu, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.

Ancestry of “varvusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarputwig, bare twig; shrub
2Proto-Finnicvarpu—
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Finnic varpa →Every word from Proto-Finnic varpu →Every word from Finnish varpu →