Where does “kolmnurk” come from?

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

kolmnurk (Estonian): triangle

Definitions

  1. triangle

Ancestry of “kolmnurk”, step by step

kolmnurk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kolm

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

via Estonian nurk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannurkcorner; angle
2Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner

Words derived from “kolmnurk”

Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Estonian kolm →