Where does “kolmiteholasit” come from?
kolmiteholasit (Finnish) comes from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
kolmiteholasit (Finnish): trifocals
Definitions
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Ancestry of “kolmiteholasit”, step by step
kolmiteholasit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teho | power, effect; power; throughout |
| 2 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish lasit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasit | Nominative plural form of lasi; spectacles |