Where does “kolmiosainen” come from?

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

kolmiosainen (Finnish): tripartite

Definitions

  1. tripartite

Ancestry of “kolmiosainen”, step by step

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