Where does “jyrkkäkaarteinen” come from?

jyrkkäkaarteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaarre, from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

jyrkkäkaarteinen (Finnish): with steep bends or curves

Definitions

  1. with steep bends or curves

Ancestry of “jyrkkäkaarteinen”, step by step

jyrkkäkaarteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaarrebend, curve
2Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
3Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
4Proto-Finnickaaricurve
5Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish jyrkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyrkkästeep, abrupt; strict; radical
2Proto-Finnicjürkkä
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋereEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaariEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak
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