sarvi

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • horn growth of keratin that protrudes from the head of certain animals
  • horn any similar real or imaginary growth or projection
  • horn substance
  • horn hornlike object
  • (usually) antler
  • (chiefly in the plural) handlebar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *sarvi inherited from *śarwe derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwa- derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix), *ḱerh₂- (horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱerh₂-

Gloss

horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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