Where does “kadunkulmaus” come from?

kadunkulmaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

kadunkulmaus (Finnish): street corner

Definitions

  1. street corner

Ancestry of “kadunkulmaus”, step by step

kadunkulmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatustreet
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Finnish kulmaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulmauscorner point where two converging lines meet
2Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →