Where does “teroitin” come from?
teroitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish teroittaa, from Finnish terä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.
teroitin (Finnish): A pencil sharpener; First-person singular...
Definitions
- A pencil sharpener; First-person singular...
Ancestry of “teroitin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | teroittaa | to sharpen |
| 2 | Finnish | terä | blade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |
Words derived from “teroitin”