Where does “teravili” come from?

teravili (Estonian) comes from Estonian tera, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

teravili (Estonian): cereal

Definitions

  1. cereal

Ancestry of “teravili”, step by step

teravili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianterablade, edge; grain
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Estonian vili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvilifruit
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Estonian tera →
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