Where does “koloinen” come from?

koloinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolo, from Proto-Finnic kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ.

koloinen (Finnish): notchy

Definitions

  1. notchy

Ancestry of “koloinen”, step by step

koloinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolohole; groove; notch, indentation
2Proto-Finnickolohole
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickolɜ—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolo →Every word from Finnish kolo →