Where does “vuohiskarva” come from?

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

vuohiskarva (Finnish): horsefeather long hair on lower legs of a draft horse

Definitions

  1. horsefeather long hair on lower legs of a draft horse

Ancestry of “vuohiskarva”, step by step

vuohiskarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

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

via Finnish vuohinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuohinenpastern
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →