Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “teräsharja” come from? teräsharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
teräsharja (Finnish): steel wire broom, steel wire brush
Definitions steel wire broom, steel wire brush Ancestry of “teräsharja”, step by step teräsharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harja Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish harja brush; mane; crest 2 Russian Харитон — 3 Finnish -nen Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... 4 Finnish -inen -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... 5 Finnish -uus Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality 6 Proto-Finnic -uc -ness, -hood
via Finnish teräs Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish teräs steel 2 Proto-Finnic teräs steel; a strip of cloth or leather for... 3 Proto-Finnic terä blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn 4 Proto-Finno-Permic terä edge