Where does “kärkevästi” come from?

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

kärkevästi (Finnish): poignantly, polemically, sharply, pointedly

Definitions

  1. poignantly, polemically, sharply, pointedly

Ancestry of “kärkevästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkeväsharp-tempered, acerbic, poignant, polemic, sharp
2Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
3Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
4Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →