Where does “kolmituumainen” come from?
kolmituumainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuuma, from Russian ду́ма, from Old East Slavic дума, from Proto-Slavic duma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
kolmituumainen (Finnish): three-inch
Ancestry of “kolmituumainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tuuma | thought, idea; inch; an obsolete Finnish unit of... |
| 2 | Russian | ду́ма | thought; administrative institution; duma |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | дума | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | duma | breath, breathing; word; advice, council |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |