Where does “kärkipurkaus” come from?
kärkipurkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkaus, from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.
kärkipurkaus (Finnish): point discharge
Ancestry of “kärkipurkaus”, step by step
kärkipurkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purkaus | an eruption; a discharge; a fit, blow-up,... |
| 2 | Finnish | purkaa | to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | purkadak | to dismantle, to take apart |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | purka- | — |
via Finnish kärki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärki | point, tip, cusp; lead; vertex |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärki | black woodpecker |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kärke | — |