Where does “kärki” come from?

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

kärki (Proto-Finnic): black woodpecker

Definitions

  1. black woodpecker

Ancestry of “kärki”, step by step

kärki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finno-Permic kärke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Permickärke

via Proto-Finno-Ugric kärke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugrickärkewoodpecker

Words derived from “kärki

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kärke