Where does “kärkevä” come from?

kärkevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärki, from Proto-Finnic kärki, from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke.

kärkevä (Finnish): sharp-tempered, acerbic, poignant, polemic, sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp-tempered, acerbic, poignant, polemic, sharp

Ancestry of “kärkevä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—

Words derived from “kärkevä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →