Where does “kaarevateräinen” come from?

kaarevateräinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaareva, from Finnish kaari, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kaarevateräinen (Finnish): with a curved blade

Definitions

  1. with a curved blade

Ancestry of “kaarevateräinen”, step by step

kaarevateräinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaareva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaarevabent, curved; not straight
2Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
3Proto-Finnickaaricurve
4Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaari →Every word from Finnish kaari →