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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

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