Where does “hiiliteräs” come from?

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

hiiliteräs (Finnish): carbon steel

Definitions

  1. carbon steel

Ancestry of “hiiliteräs”, step by step

hiiliteräs 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 hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →