Where does “timanttikärkinen” come from?

timanttikärkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärki, from Proto-Finnic kärki, from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke.

timanttikärkinen (Finnish): diamond-tipped

Definitions

  1. diamond-tipped

Ancestry of “timanttikärkinen”, step by step

timanttikärkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—

via Finnish timantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtimanttidiamond
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärki →Every word from Finnish kärki →