Where does “laajapiirteinen” come from?

laajapiirteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirre, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

laajapiirteinen (Finnish): rough, undetailed, ambiguous

Definitions

  1. rough, undetailed, ambiguous

Ancestry of “laajapiirteinen”, step by step

laajapiirteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirrefeature; cast; trait
2Finnishpiirtääto draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,...
3Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
4Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
5Proto-Uralicpirecircle

via Finnish laaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
2Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad
Every word from Proto-Uralic pireEvery word from Proto-Finnic piiriEvery word from Finnish piiri