Where does “katkaisuterä” come from?
katkaisuterä (Finnish) comes from Finnish terä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
katkaisuterä (Finnish): cut-off blade, cutting blade
Definitions
- cut-off blade, cutting blade
Ancestry of “katkaisuterä”, step by step
katkaisuterä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish katkaisu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkaisu | cutting |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |