Where does “luoteiskärki” come from?

luoteiskärki (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoteinen, from Finnish luode, from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luoteiskärki (Finnish): northwestern tip

Definitions

  1. northwestern tip

Ancestry of “luoteiskärki”, step by step

luoteiskärki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluoteinennorthwestern
2Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
3Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →