Where does “varspihet” come from?

varspihet (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vars, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

varspihet (Ingrian): cobbler's pliers

Definitions

  1. cobbler's pliers

Ancestry of “varspihet”, step by step

varspihet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvarshandle
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Ingrian pihet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpihetpliers, pincers
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Ingrian vars →