Where does “teroituspuikko” come from?

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

teroituspuikko (Finnish): sharpening rod, sharpening steel

Definitions

  1. sharpening rod, sharpening steel

Ancestry of “teroituspuikko”, step by step

teroituspuikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teroitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteroitussharpening
2Finnishteroittaato sharpen
3Finnishteräblade, edge; head; terminal part of the leg, foot
4Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
5Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish puikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuikkopeg; stick; short for neulepuikko
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic teräEvery word from Proto-Finnic teräEvery word from Finnish terä