Where does “teräste” come from?

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

teräste (Finnish): The ingredient used in strengthening of a drink

Definitions

  1. The ingredient used in strengthening of a drink

Ancestry of “teräste”, step by step

teräste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terästää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterästääto steel, to add steel into; to fortify,...
2Finnishterässteel
3Proto-Finnicterässteel; a strip of cloth or leather for...
4Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
5Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic teräEvery word from Proto-Finnic teräEvery word from Proto-Finnic teräs
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