Where does “kolmekymppinen” come from?

kolmekymppinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kymppi, from Finnish kymmenen, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.

kolmekymppinen (Finnish): thirtysomething, in his/her thirties

Definitions

  1. thirtysomething, in his/her thirties

Ancestry of “kolmekymppinen”, step by step

kolmekymppinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kymppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymppiten; ten, tenner; foreman, straw boss
2Finnishkymmenendecades 10 Previous: nolla Next: kaksikymmentä;...
3Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten

via Finnish kolme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmethree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kümmen →Every word from Finnish kymmenen →Every word from Finnish kymppi →