Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/teräs

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

*terä (blade) +‎ *-s

Noun

*teräs

  1. steel
  2. a strip of cloth or leather for reinforcing a seam

Inflection

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: teras
  • Finnish: teräs, tere
  • Ingrian: teräs
  • Karelian: teräs
  • Livvi: teräs
  • Ludian: t'eraz
  • Veps: teraz
  • Võro: teräs
  • Votic: teräz, tere

See also

  • Livonian tierōda (steel), by haplology from *terä (blade) + *rauta (iron)

References

  • teras”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN