Where does “teroitusväline” come from?

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

teroitusväline (Finnish): sharpening tool, sharpening instrument, (piece of) sharpening equipment

Definitions

  1. sharpening tool, sharpening instrument, (piece of) sharpening equipment

Ancestry of “teroitusväline”, step by step

teroitusväline 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 väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Finnish terä →
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