Where does “kolmiapila” come from?
kolmiapila (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmi-, from Finnish kolme, from Finnish kolmi, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.
kolmiapila (Finnish): trefoil, shamrock
Ancestry of “kolmiapila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kolmi- | tri-, three-, triple |
| 2 | Finnish | kolme | three |
| 3 | Finnish | kolmi | tri- |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kolme | — |