Where does “teräsrunkoinen” come from?

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

teräsrunkoinen (Finnish): steel-framed

Definitions

  1. steel-framed

Ancestry of “teräsrunkoinen”, step by step

teräsrunkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teräs

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

via Finnish runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →
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