Where does “selväpiirteisyys” come from?
selväpiirteisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish selväpiirteinen, from Finnish piirre, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
selväpiirteisyys (Finnish): distinctness, being well defined
Definitions
- distinctness, being well defined
Ancestry of “selväpiirteisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selväpiirteinen | distinct, clear-cut, well defined |
| 2 | Finnish | piirre | feature; cast; trait |
| 3 | Finnish | piirtää | to draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,... |
| 4 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |