Where does “partaterä” come from?

partaterä (Finnish) comes from Finnish parta, from Proto-Finnic parta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

partaterä (Finnish): razor blade

Definitions

  1. razor blade

Ancestry of “partaterä”, step by step

partaterä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpartabeard
2Proto-Finnicpartabeard
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic parta →