Where does “teräväkärkinen” come from?

teräväkärkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish terävä, from Proto-Finnic teräbä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

teräväkärkinen (Finnish): pointed, pointy, with a sharp tip

Definitions

  1. pointed, pointy, with a sharp tip

Ancestry of “teräväkärkinen”, step by step

teräväkärkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräväsharp; smart, clever, bright, quick-witted; acute
2Proto-Finnicteräbäsharp
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräbä →