Where does “jyrkkyys” come from?

jyrkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyrkkä, from Proto-Finnic jürkkä.

jyrkkyys (Finnish): steepness

Definitions

  1. steepness

Ancestry of “jyrkkyys”, step by step

jyrkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jyrkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyrkkästeep, abrupt; strict; radical
2Proto-Finnicjürkkä—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic jürkkä →Every word from Finnish jyrkkä →