Where does “kärki” come from?

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

kärki (Finnish): point, tip, cusp; lead; vertex

Definitions

  1. point, tip, cusp; lead; vertex

Ancestry of “kärki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
2Proto-Finno-Permickärke

Words derived from “kärki

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic kärki