Where does “terävä-älyinen” come from?

terävä-älyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish älyinen, from Finnish äly, from Proto-Finnic älü, from Proto-Finno-Permic älwä.

terävä-älyinen (Finnish): sharp, acute, keen, smart

Definitions

  1. sharp, acute, keen, smart

Ancestry of “terävä-älyinen”, step by step

terävä-älyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish älyinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishälyinenwitted
2Finnishälyintellect, intelligence; smart; bucket bong
3Proto-Finnicälüintellect, intelligence, understanding
4Proto-Finno-Permicälwä—

via Finnish terävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräväsharp; smart, clever, bright, quick-witted; acute
2Proto-Finnicteräbäsharp
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic älwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic älü →Every word from Finnish äly →
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