Where does “kolmannuus” come from?

kolmannuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmas, from Proto-Finnic kolmanci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte.

kolmannuus (Finnish): thirdness

Definitions

  1. thirdness

Ancestry of “kolmannuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmasthird
2Proto-Finnickolmancithird
3Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolmanci →Every word from Finnish kolmas →