Where does “teräväreunainen” come from?

teräväreunainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish terävä, from Proto-Finnic teräbä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

teräväreunainen (Finnish): with sharp edges

Definitions

  1. with sharp edges

Ancestry of “teräväreunainen”, step by step

teräväreunainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräväsharp; smart, clever, bright, quick-witted; acute
2Proto-Finnicteräbäsharp
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräbä →