Where does “seosteräs” come from?

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

seosteräs (Finnish): alloy steel

Definitions

  1. alloy steel

Ancestry of “seosteräs”, step by step

seosteräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterässteel
2Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish seos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseosmixture, mix; alloy
2Finnishseka-mixed; cross-
3Proto-Finnicsekamixed
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →