Where does “suuntaissärmiö” come from?
suuntaissärmiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish särmiö, from Finnish särmä, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.
suuntaissärmiö (Finnish): parallelepiped
Definitions
- parallelepiped
Ancestry of “suuntaissärmiö”, step by step
suuntaissärmiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish särmiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | särmiö | prism; any plant of the genus Barleria; the genus... |
| 2 | Finnish | särmä | edge |
| 3 | Finnish | särkeä | to break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |
via Finnish suuntainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suuntainen | "genitive + ~ ": having the direction of, being... |
| 2 | Finnish | suunta | direction; hand; path |