Where does “hepokaarre” come from?

hepokaarre (Ingrian) comes from Finnish kaarre, from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

hepokaarre (Ingrian): frame on which a boat or ship is built

Definitions

  1. frame on which a boat or ship is built

Ancestry of “hepokaarre”, step by step

hepokaarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaarrebend, curve
2Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
3Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
4Proto-Finnickaaricurve
5Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Ingrian hepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhepopiggyback
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak →