Where does “jyrkentyä” come from?
jyrkentyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyrkentää, from Finnish jyrkkä, from Proto-Finnic jürkkä.
jyrkentyä (Finnish): to steepen
Ancestry of “jyrkentyä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jyrkentää | to steepen |
| 2 | Finnish | jyrkkä | steep, abrupt; strict; radical |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jürkkä | — |