Where does “suippokärkinen” come from?

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

suippokärkinen (Finnish): with a tapered tip

Definitions

  1. with a tapered tip

Ancestry of “suippokärkinen”, step by step

suippokärkinen 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 →