Where does “särmäkartio” come from?

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

särmäkartio (Finnish): pyramid cone with a polygonal base

Definitions

  1. pyramid cone with a polygonal base

Ancestry of “särmäkartio”, step by step

särmäkartio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish särmä

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-—

via Finnish kartio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkartiocone; fan
2Proto-Celtickarti-to drive out, expel
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic särkedäk →Every word from Finnish särkeä →