Where does “vārbaz” come from?

vārbaz (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic varbas, from Proto-Finnic varpa — thin stick, twig.

vārbaz (Livonian): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “vārbaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Finnic varpa →Every word from Proto-Finnic varbas →
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