Where does “kärkikolmikko” come from?

kärkikolmikko (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kolmikko, from Proto-Finnic kolme, from Proto-Uralic kolme — three.

kärkikolmikko (Finnish): top three

Definitions

  1. top three

Ancestry of “kärkikolmikko”, step by step

kärkikolmikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic kolmikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickolmikkogroup of three, triplet, trio
2Proto-Finnickolmethree
3Proto-Uralickolmethree

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolmikko →