Where does “terästehdas” come from?

terästehdas (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehdas, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

terästehdas (Finnish): steelworks, steel mill

Definitions

  1. steelworks, steel mill

Ancestry of “terästehdas”, step by step

terästehdas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tehdas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehdasfactory; mill
2Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk