Where does “teräs” come from?

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

teräs (Finnish): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “teräs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

Words derived from “teräs”

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