Where does “damaskiteräs” come from?

damaskiteräs (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräs, from Proto-Finnic teräs, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

damaskiteräs (Finnish): Damascus steel

Definitions

  1. Damascus steel

Ancestry of “damaskiteräs”, step by step

damaskiteräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterässteel
2Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish damaski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishdamaskiA gaiter, spat
2Swedishdamaskspat, gaiter
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →