Where does “selväpiirteinen” come from?

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

selväpiirteinen (Finnish): distinct, clear-cut, well defined

Definitions

  1. distinct, clear-cut, well defined

Ancestry of “selväpiirteinen”, step by step

selväpiirteinen 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 selvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselväclear; free; sober
2Proto-Finnicselvä—

Words derived from “selväpiirteinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →