Where does “terävänipukkainen” come from?

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

terävänipukkainen (Finnish): Synonym of pitkäsuippuinen

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pitkäsuippuinen

Ancestry of “terävänipukkainen”, step by step

terävänipukkainen 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 nipukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnipukkatip, point
2Finnishnippanipple mechanical device
3Swedishsnibba corner of a piece of fabric or cloth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräbä →