Where does “kankikuolain” come from?

kankikuolain (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolain, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

kankikuolain (Finnish): curb bit

Definitions

  1. curb bit

Ancestry of “kankikuolain”, step by step

kankikuolain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuolain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuolainA bit
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kanki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkankibar
2Proto-Finnickankibar, lever
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish kuolain →