Where does “kulmahuone” come from?

kulmahuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

kulmahuone (Finnish): corner room

Definitions

  1. corner room

Ancestry of “kulmahuone”, step by step

kulmahuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic hooneh →Every word from Finnish huone →