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Where does “kolmiulotteisuus” come from?

kolmiulotteisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmiulotteinen, from Finnish ulotteinen, from Finnish ulottaa, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

kolmiulotteisuus (Finnish): three-dimensionality

Definitions

  1. three-dimensionality

Ancestry of “kolmiulotteisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiulotteinenthree-dimensional
2Finnishulotteinendimensional
3FinnishulottaaTo extend
4Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
5Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
6Proto-Albanianulkawolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
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