Where does “teräve” come from?

teräve (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic teräbä, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

teräve (Votic): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “teräve”, 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 →