Where does “keskuskulma” come from?

keskuskulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

keskuskulma (Finnish): central angle

Definitions

  1. central angle

Ancestry of “keskuskulma”, step by step

keskuskulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →