Where does “kärkikolmio” come from?

kärkikolmio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmio, from Finnish kolme, from Finnish kolmi, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.

kärkikolmio (Finnish): yield sign

Definitions

  1. yield sign

Ancestry of “kärkikolmio”, step by step

kärkikolmio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—

via Finnish kärki

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