Where does “viisisakarainen” come from?

viisisakarainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisi, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viisisakarainen (Finnish): five-pointed

Definitions

  1. five-pointed

Ancestry of “viisisakarainen”, step by step

viisisakarainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten

via Finnish sakara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsakarapoint sharp tip, e.g. of a star
Every word from Proto-Uralic witte →Every word from Proto-Finnic viici →Every word from Finnish viisi →