Where does “takoteräs” come from?
takoteräs (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräs, from Proto-Finnic teräs, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
takoteräs (Finnish): forged steel
Ancestry of “takoteräs”, step by step
takoteräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teräs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teräs | steel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teräs | steel; a strip of cloth or leather for... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |
via Finnish takoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | takoa | to forge; to beat, pound, hammer, strike |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | takodak | to beat; to forge |