Where does “villivarsa” come from?

villivarsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsa, from Proto-Finnic varsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥šā.

villivarsa (Finnish): A wild child, especially a girl

Definitions

  1. A wild child, especially a girl

Ancestry of “villivarsa”, step by step

villivarsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsafoal
2Proto-Finnicvarsaa foal, in particular a male one; a young...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥šā—

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥šā →Every word from Proto-Finnic varsa →Every word from Finnish varsa →