Where does “kärkipylkkä” come from?

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

kärkipylkkä (Finnish): tailstock on a lathe

Definitions

  1. tailstock on a lathe

Ancestry of “kärkipylkkä”, step by step

kärkipylkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—

via Finnish pylkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpylkkästock part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →
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