Where does “leveäteräinen” come from?

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

leveäteräinen (Finnish): broad-bladed

Definitions

  1. broad-bladed

Ancestry of “leveäteräinen”, step by step

leveäteräinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish leveä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleveäwide
2Proto-Finniclevedäwide
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Finnish terä →
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