Where does “kairanterä” come from?
kairanterä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
kairanterä (Finnish): auger blade
Ancestry of “kairanterä”, step by step
kairanterä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaira | auger; Short for jääkaira; core drill |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Finnish terä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terä | blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |