Where does “vastingeeni” come from?

vastingeeni (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastin, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

vastingeeni (Finnish): corresponding gene, gene of the corresponding chromosome

Definitions

  1. corresponding gene, gene of the corresponding chromosome

Ancestry of “vastingeeni”, step by step

vastingeeni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vastin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastinstopper
2Finnishvasta-Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,...
3FinnishvastaExpressing delay or that something takes place...
4Swedishkvastbroom; tassel; cyme
5Old Swedishquaster
6Old Norsekvǫstr
7Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

via Finnish geeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeenigene
2Germangēn
3Middle High Germangēn
4Old High Germangēn
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes-Every word from Finnish vasta-Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz