Where does “kolmainsus” come from?

kolmainsus (Estonian) comes from Estonian kolm, from Finnish kolmi, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.

kolmainsus (Estonian): Trinity

Definitions

  1. Trinity

Ancestry of “kolmainsus”, step by step

kolmainsus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kolm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankolmthree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—

via Estonian ainsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianainsussingular; the state of being singular; oneness
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Estonian kolm →