Where does “akuutti” come from?

akuutti (Finnish) comes from Latin acūta, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akuutti (Finnish): acute; acute, acute accent

Definitions

  1. acute; acute, acute accent

Ancestry of “akuutti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacūta—
2Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
3Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “akuutti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →