Where does “kehäkulma” come from?

kehäkulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

kehäkulma (Finnish): inscribed angle

Definitions

  1. inscribed angle

Ancestry of “kehäkulma”, step by step

kehäkulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
2Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
3Proto-Finnickeššä—
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet

Words derived from “kehäkulma”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →