Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “teräsmieskilpailu” come from? teräsmieskilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Teräsmies, from Finnish teräs, from Proto-Finnic teräs, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
teräsmieskilpailu (Finnish): ironman triathlon race
Ancestry of “teräsmieskilpailu”, step by step teräsmieskilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Teräsmies Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Teräsmies Superman fictional character 2 Finnish teräs steel 3 Proto-Finnic teräs steel; a strip of cloth or leather for... 4 Proto-Finnic terä blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn 5 Proto-Finno-Permic terä edge
via Finnish kilpailu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kilpailu contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry 2 Finnish -u Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... 3 Proto-Finnic -u Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns