Where does “terä” come from?

terä (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

Definitions

Ancestry of “terä”, step by step

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