Where does “vajaasärmäisyys” come from?
vajaasärmäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish vajaasärmäinen, from Finnish vajaasärmä, from Finnish särmä, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.
vajaasärmäisyys (Finnish): having wane
Definitions
- having wane
Ancestry of “vajaasärmäisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vajaasärmäinen | live-edge, with wane |
| 2 | Finnish | vajaasärmä | wane rounded corner in a board, caused by lack of wood, often showing bark |
| 3 | Finnish | särmä | edge |
| 4 | Finnish | särkeä | to break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |