Where does “kolmioviivain” come from?

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

kolmioviivain (Finnish): A set square drawing tool

Definitions

  1. A set square drawing tool

Ancestry of “kolmioviivain”, step by step

kolmioviivain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—

via Finnish viivain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviivainA ruler; A straightedge; Genitive plural form...
2Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
3Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →