Where does “selkeäpiirteinen” come from?

selkeäpiirteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirre, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

selkeäpiirteinen (Finnish): well-defined, with clear details

Definitions

  1. well-defined, with clear details

Ancestry of “selkeäpiirteinen”, step by step

selkeäpiirteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirrefeature; cast; trait
2Finnishpiirtääto draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,...
3Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
4Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
5Proto-Uralicpirecircle

via Finnish selkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
2Proto-Finnicselkedäclear
Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →