Where does “teuraslehmä” come from?

teuraslehmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish teuras, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

teuraslehmä (Finnish): cow for slaughter, cull cow

Definitions

  1. cow for slaughter, cull cow

Ancestry of “teuraslehmä”, step by step

teuraslehmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teuras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
2Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish lehmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehmäcow; any female ruminant; often with a modifier;...
2Proto-Finniclehmäcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Finnish teuras →