Where does “tarkkanäköinen” come from?

tarkkanäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkkanäköinen (Finnish): sharp-eyed; discerning, perceptive, perspicacious

Definitions

  1. sharp-eyed; discerning, perceptive, perspicacious

Ancestry of “tarkkanäköinen”, step by step

tarkkanäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
2Swedishstärkstrong
3Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
4Old Norsesterkrstrong
5Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
6Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish näköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

Words derived from “tarkkanäköinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →