Where does “heilahduskulma” come from?
heilahduskulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish heilahdus, from Finnish heilahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
heilahduskulma (Finnish): maximum angle of a swinging pendulum
Definitions
- maximum angle of a swinging pendulum
Ancestry of “heilahduskulma”, step by step
heilahduskulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish heilahdus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heilahdus | a swing the act of swinging once |
| 2 | Finnish | heilahtaa | to swing once |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |