Where does “kärkisorvi” come from?

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

kärkisorvi (Finnish): center lathe

Definitions

  1. center lathe

Ancestry of “kärkisorvi”, step by step

kärkisorvi 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 sorvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorvilathe
2Swedishsvarva lathe
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →