Where does “työkaluteräs” come from?
työkaluteräs (Finnish) comes from Finnish työkalu, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työkaluteräs (Finnish): tool steel
Ancestry of “työkaluteräs”, step by step
työkaluteräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työkalu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työkalu | tool |
| 2 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish teräs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teräs | steel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teräs | steel; a strip of cloth or leather for... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | terä | blade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | terä | edge |