Where does “nuolenkärki” come from?
nuolenkärki (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuoli, from Proto-Finnic nooli, from Proto-Uralic ńële — arrow.
nuolenkärki (Finnish): arrowhead
Ancestry of “nuolenkärki”, step by step
nuolenkärki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuoli | arrow; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nooli | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńële | arrow |
via Finnish kärki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärki | point, tip, cusp; lead; vertex |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärki | black woodpecker |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kärke | — |
Words derived from “nuolenkärki”