Where does “terästyä” come from?

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

terästyä (Finnish): to become stronger or sharper, to be hardened

Definitions

  1. to become stronger or sharper, to be hardened

Ancestry of “terästyä”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräs →
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