Where does “kulmahiomakone” come from?

kulmahiomakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiomakone, from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

kulmahiomakone (Finnish): An angle grinder

Definitions

  1. An angle grinder

Ancestry of “kulmahiomakone”, step by step

kulmahiomakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiomakone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiomakonegrinder, sander
2Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
3Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →Every word from Finnish hioa →