Where does “vasaranvarsi” come from?
vasaranvarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasara, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vasaranvarsi (Finnish): hammer handle
Ancestry of “vasaranvarsi”, step by step
vasaranvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vasara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vasara | hammer; malleus, hammer |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish varsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varci | stalk of a plant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |