Where does “kolmikolkkahattu” come from?
kolmikolkkahattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolkka, from Finnish kolkata, from English Kolkata, from Bengali কলকাতা, from Bengali কলিকাতা.
kolmikolkkahattu (Finnish): three-cornered hat
Ancestry of “kolmikolkkahattu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolkka | corner; canton; bolt |
| 2 | Finnish | kolkata | to knock out; to knock down; to clank, clatter |
| 3 | English | Kolkata | — |
| 4 | Bengali | কলকাতা | — |
| 5 | Bengali | কলিকাতা | — |