Where does “terävänokkainen” come from?

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

terävänokkainen (Finnish): sharp-beaked

Definitions

  1. sharp-beaked

Ancestry of “terävänokkainen”, step by step

terävänokkainen 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 nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräbä →