Where does “halssikulma” come from?

halssikulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish halssi, from Swedish hals, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halssikulma (Finnish): tack

Definitions

  1. tack

Ancestry of “halssikulma”, step by step

halssikulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalssitack; board, tack
2Swedishhalsneck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
3Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →