Where does “terävänäköinen” come from?
terävänäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
terävänäköinen (Finnish): clear-sighted, perceptive, sagacious, shrewd, prudent
Definitions
- clear-sighted, perceptive, sagacious, shrewd, prudent
Ancestry of “terävänäköinen”, step by step
terävänäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näköinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näköinen | looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed |
| 2 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
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 |
Words derived from “terävänäköinen”