Where does “särmäinen” come from?

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

särmäinen (Finnish): sharp, sharp-edged, with sharp edges

Definitions

  1. sharp, sharp-edged, with sharp edges

Ancestry of “särmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsärmäedge
2Finnishsärkeäto break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces
3Proto-Finnicsärkedäkto be sore, to ache; to break
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćärke-—

Words derived from “särmäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic särkedäk →Every word from Finnish särkeä →