Where does “teroittua” come from?

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

teroittua (Finnish): to sharpen, to be sharpened

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to be sharpened

Ancestry of “teroittua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteroittaato sharpen
2Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Finnish terä →