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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

Descendants

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

References

  • teras in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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