Where does “teräväkielisesti” come from?
teräväkielisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräväkielinen, from Finnish terävä, from Proto-Finnic teräbä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
teräväkielisesti (Finnish): mordantly, sarcastically, poignantly, sharply
Definitions
- mordantly, sarcastically, poignantly, sharply
Ancestry of “teräväkielisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teräväkielinen | sharp-tongued |
| 2 | Finnish | terävä | sharp; smart, clever, bright, quick-witted; acute |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | teräbä | sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |