Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “leikkuuterä” come from? leikkuuterä (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
leikkuuterä (Finnish): cutting blade, cutting edge
Definitions cutting blade, cutting edge Ancestry of “leikkuuterä”, step by step leikkuuterä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leikkuu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish leikkuu cutting 2 Finnish -uu Forms nouns from verbs 3 Finnish -au — 4 Finnish -ao — 5 Proto-Finnic -ado — 6 Proto-Finnic -o Forms action/result nouns from verbs 7 Proto-Uralic -w —
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