Where does “kankiteräs” come from?

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

kankiteräs (Finnish): bar steel

Definitions

  1. bar steel

Ancestry of “kankiteräs”, step by step

kankiteräs 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 kanki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkankibar
2Proto-Finnickankibar, lever
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →