Where does “tierāb” come from?

tierāb (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic teräbä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

tierāb (Livonian): cheerful, lively, brisk

Definitions

  1. cheerful, lively, brisk

Ancestry of “tierāb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicteräbäsharp
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic teräbä →
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