Where does “viiksikarva” come from?

viiksikarva (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

viiksikarva (Finnish): A single hair of a moustache; A whisker

Definitions

  1. A single hair of a moustache; A whisker

Ancestry of “viiksikarva”, step by step

viiksikarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish viiksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiksione half of a moustache; moustache; Short for...
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