Where does “terävämuistinen” come from?
terävämuistinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muisti, from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.
terävämuistinen (Finnish): with a sharp memory
Ancestry of “terävämuistinen”, step by step
terävämuistinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muisti | memory; Third-person singular past form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | muistaa | to remember, recall, recollect; Third-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | muistadak | to understand |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | muja- | to touch, feel |
via Finnish terävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terävä | sharp; smart, clever, bright, quick-witted; acute |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teräbä | sharp |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |