Where does “teräväsärmäinen” come from?
teräväsärmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish särmä, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.
teräväsärmäinen (Finnish): sharp-edged
Ancestry of “teräväsärmäinen”, step by step
teräväsärmäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish särmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | särmä | edge |
| 2 | Finnish | särkeä | to break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |
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 |