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Where does “järkevä” come from?

järkevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

järkevä (Finnish): reasonable; sensible

Definitions

  1. reasonable; sensible

Ancestry of “järkevä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärkireason; sense
2Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

Words derived from “järkevä”

  • järkevöityä
  • järkevästi
Every word from Proto-Finnic järki →