Where does “kulmaetsin” come from?
kulmaetsin (Finnish) comes from Finnish etsin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kulmaetsin (Finnish): angle viewfinder
Definitions
- angle viewfinder
Ancestry of “kulmaetsin”, step by step
kulmaetsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etsin | viewfinder; First person singular present form... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |