Where does “kolmikärki” come from?

kolmikärki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmi-, from Finnish kolme, from Finnish kolmi, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.

kolmikärki (Finnish): trident

Definitions

  1. trident

Ancestry of “kolmikärki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmi-tri-, three-, triple
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Finnish kolmi- →