Where does “kynänteroitin” come from?

kynänteroitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish teroitin, from Finnish teroittaa, from Finnish terä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

kynänteroitin (Finnish): A pencil sharpener

Definitions

  1. A pencil sharpener

Ancestry of “kynänteroitin”, step by step

kynänteroitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teroitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishteroitinA pencil sharpener; First-person singular...
2Finnishteroittaato sharpen
3Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
4Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
5Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Finnish terä →