Where does “kippurakärkinen” come from?

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

kippurakärkinen (Finnish): with tips that curve (upwards)

Definitions

  1. with tips that curve (upwards)

Ancestry of “kippurakärkinen”, step by step

kippurakärkinen 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 kippura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkippurasomething that is curly or coily
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →
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