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Where does “särkyä” come from?

särkyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.

särkyä (Finnish): to break; to break down; Partitive singular ...

Definitions

  1. to break; to break down; Partitive singular ...

Ancestry of “särkyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsärkeäto break; to be sore, ache; Partitive singular ...
2Proto-Finnicsärkedäkto be sore, to ache; to break
3Proto-Finno-Ugricćärke-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →