Where does “särmikäs” come from?
särmikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
särmikäs (Finnish): jagged
Ancestry of “särmikäs”, step by step
särmikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 2 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 3 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish särmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | särmä | edge |
| 2 | Finnish | särkeä | to break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |
Words derived from “särmikäs”