Where does “teränsuu” come from?

teränsuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suu, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

teränsuu (Finnish): edge of a blade

Definitions

  1. edge of a blade

Ancestry of “teränsuu”, step by step

teränsuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →