Where does “kolmik” come from?

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

kolmik (Estonian): triplet; group of three, trio; three of a kind

Definitions

  1. triplet; group of three, trio; three of a kind

Ancestry of “kolmik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankolmthree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Estonian kolm →