Where does “kärjekkyys” come from?

kärjekkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärjekäs, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

kärjekkyys (Finnish): pointedness, sharpness

Definitions

  1. pointedness, sharpness

Ancestry of “kärjekkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärjekäspointed, sharp; stinging
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →