Where does “teränpidin” come from?
teränpidin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
teränpidin (Finnish): blade holder, tool holder
Definitions
- blade holder, tool holder
Ancestry of “teränpidin”, step by step
teränpidin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pidin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidin | holder, bracket; First-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
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 |