Where does “tarkkarajainen” come from?

tarkkarajainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish raja, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

tarkkarajainen (Finnish): clearly delineated

Definitions

  1. clearly delineated

Ancestry of “tarkkarajainen”, step by step

tarkkarajainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrajaborder, boundary, limit, line line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions
2Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
3Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
4Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-
9Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

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

Words derived from “tarkkarajainen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y-