Where does “tere” come from?

tere (Finnish) comes from Finnish terä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

tere (Finnish): piping

Definitions

  1. piping

Ancestry of “tere”, step by step

tere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Finnish terä →