Where does “teräsvalimo” come from?
teräsvalimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräs, from Proto-Finnic teräs, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
teräsvalimo (Finnish): steel foundry, steel mill, steelworks
Definitions
- steel foundry, steel mill, steelworks
Ancestry of “teräsvalimo”, step by step
teräsvalimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teräs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teräs | steel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teräs | steel; a strip of cloth or leather for... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |
via Finnish valimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valimo | foundry |
| 2 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |