Where does “kärkeväkielinen” come from?

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

kärkeväkielinen (Finnish): tart-tongued, sharp-tongued, acerbic

Definitions

  1. tart-tongued, sharp-tongued, acerbic

Ancestry of “kärkeväkielinen”, step by step

kärkeväkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärkevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkeväsharp-tempered, acerbic, poignant, polemic, sharp
2Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
3Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
4Proto-Finno-Permickärke—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →
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