Where does “kärkijuoksija” come from?

kärkijuoksija (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksija, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

kärkijuoksija (Finnish): leader or one of the leaders in a running race

Definitions

  1. leader or one of the leaders in a running race

Ancestry of “kärkijuoksija”, step by step

kärkijuoksija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksijarunner; baserunner, runner
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →
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