Where does “suurpiirteisyys” come from?
suurpiirteisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish suurpiirteinen, from Finnish piirre, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
suurpiirteisyys (Finnish): roughness, vagueness, generousness not having much detail
Definitions
- roughness, vagueness, generousness not having much detail
Ancestry of “suurpiirteisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suurpiirteinen | rough, vague, generous not very detailed, not very meticulous |
| 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 |