Where does “kolmospojat” come from?

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

kolmospojat (Finnish): triplet boys

Definitions

  1. triplet boys

Ancestry of “kolmospojat”, step by step

kolmospojat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmonenthree; third gear; trey
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolme →Every word from Finnish kolmi →Every word from Finnish kolme →