Where does “teräsmieskisa” come from?

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

teräsmieskisa (Finnish): ironman competition

Definitions

  1. ironman competition

Ancestry of “teräsmieskisa”, step by step

teräsmieskisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Teräsmies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTeräsmiesSuperman fictional character
2Finnishterässteel
3Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
4Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
5Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisacompetition, games
2Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →