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
Ancestry of “kynänteroitin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | teroitin | A pencil sharpener; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | teroittaa | to sharpen |
| 3 | Finnish | terä | blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |