Where does “piilokärki” come from?

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

piilokärki (Finnish): second striker

Definitions

  1. second striker

Ancestry of “piilokärki”, step by step

piilokärki 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 piilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilohideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden
2Finnishpiilläto be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicpiildäkto hide, to keep hidden
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →