Where does “kolmioraide” come from?

kolmioraide (Finnish) comes from Finnish raide, from Finnish Raita, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

kolmioraide (Finnish): wye, triangle

Definitions

  1. wye, triangle

Ancestry of “kolmioraide”, step by step

kolmioraide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraidetrack, railroad track; numbered track or platform...
2FinnishRaitastripe, band long strip of a colour or material
3Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-