Where does “raudankova” come from?

raudankova (Finnish) comes from Finnish rauta, from Proto-Finnic rauta — iron.

raudankova (Finnish): as hard as iron

Definitions

  1. as hard as iron

Ancestry of “raudankova”, step by step

raudankova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon

via Finnish kova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
2Proto-Finnickovahard
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