Where does “terä” come from?

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

terä (Finnish): blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot

Definitions

  1. blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot

Ancestry of “terä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
2Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

Words derived from “terä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →