Where does “kolmitahoinen” come from?

kolmitahoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taho, from Finnish tahko, from Proto-Finnic tahko, from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ.

kolmitahoinen (Finnish): three-faced, three-sided

Definitions

  1. three-faced, three-sided

Ancestry of “kolmitahoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahoauthority, organization, institution; any group...
2Finnishtahkogrindstone; face; wheel
3Proto-Finnictahkowhetstone
4Proto-Finno-Permictaškɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic tahko →Every word from Finnish tahko →
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