Where does “kolmeulotteinen” come from?

kolmeulotteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulotteinen, from Finnish ulottaa, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “kolmeulotteinen”, step by step

kolmeulotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulotteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulotteinendimensional
2FinnishulottaaTo extend
3Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
5Proto-Albanianulkawolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Finnish kolme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmethree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Finnish ulottaa →
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