Where does “jyrkkäsävyinen” come from?

jyrkkäsävyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävy, from Finnish sävel — tone; melody, tune; note.

jyrkkäsävyinen (Finnish): with a stern tone, scathing

Definitions

  1. with a stern tone, scathing

Ancestry of “jyrkkäsävyinen”, step by step

jyrkkäsävyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sävy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävyhue; tone
2Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note

via Finnish jyrkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyrkkästeep, abrupt; strict; radical
2Proto-Finnicjürkkä—
Every word from Finnish sävel →Every word from Finnish sävy →