Where does “kolmivaljakko” come from?

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

kolmivaljakko (Finnish): troika

Definitions

  1. troika

Ancestry of “kolmivaljakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmi-tri-, three-, triple
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Finnish kolmi- →
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