Where does “teurastus” come from?

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

teurastus (Finnish): slaughter killing of animals

Definitions

  1. slaughter killing of animals

Ancestry of “teurastus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishteurastaaTo slaughter, butcher; To massacre
2FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
3Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “teurastus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Finnish teuras →
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