Where does “suippokärki” come from?

suippokärki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärki, from Proto-Finnic kärki, from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke.

suippokärki (Finnish): ogive nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket

Definitions

  1. ogive nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket

Ancestry of “suippokärki”, step by step

suippokärki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—

via Finnish suippo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuippotapered; pointed
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →