Where does “teräsjää” come from?
teräsjää (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräs, from Proto-Finnic teräs, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
teräsjää (Finnish): clear ice
Ancestry of “teräsjää”, step by step
teräsjää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |