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