Where does “suoristusrauta” come from?

suoristusrauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoristus, from Finnish suoristaa, from Finnish suora, from Proto-Finnic soora, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.

suoristusrauta (Finnish): straightener pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair

Definitions

  1. straightener pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair

Ancestry of “suoristusrauta”, step by step

suoristusrauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoristus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuoristusstraightening
2Finnishsuoristaato straighten
3Finnishsuorastraight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;...
4Proto-Finnicsoorastraight
5Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Arabic سُورَة →Every word from Proto-Finnic soora →Every word from Finnish suora →
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