Where does “kaksiulotteinen” come from?

kaksiulotteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulotteinen, from Finnish ulottaa, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

kaksiulotteinen (Finnish): two-dimensional

Definitions

  1. two-dimensional

Ancestry of “kaksiulotteinen”, step by step

kaksiulotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulotteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulotteinendimensional
2FinnishulottaaTo extend
3Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
5Proto-Albanianulkawolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—

Words derived from “kaksiulotteinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Finnish ulottaa →