Where does “kolmas serkku” come from?

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

kolmas serkku (Finnish): third cousin

Definitions

  1. third cousin

Ancestry of “kolmas serkku”, step by step

kolmas serkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmasthird
2Proto-Finnickolmancithird
3Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—

via Finnish serkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishserkkuA first cousin
2Finnishseukku—
3Kareliansetä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolmanci →Every word from Finnish kolmas →