Where does “terälehti” come from?
terälehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish terä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
terälehti (Finnish): petal
Ancestry of “terälehti”, step by step
terälehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish terä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terä | blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |
via Finnish Lehti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lehti | leaf part of a plant |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lehti | — |
Words derived from “terälehti”