Where does “varsanpolvi” come from?

varsanpolvi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

varsanpolvi (Ingrian): northern dock (Rumex longifolius)

Definitions

  1. northern dock (Rumex longifolius)

Ancestry of “varsanpolvi”, step by step

varsanpolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpolviknee
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee

via Ingrian varsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvarsafoal
2Proto-Finnicvarsaa foal, in particular a male one; a young...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥šā—
Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Ingrian polvi →