Where does “kulmahuoneisto” come from?

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

kulmahuoneisto (Finnish): corner apartment, corner flat

Definitions

  1. corner apartment, corner flat

Ancestry of “kulmahuoneisto”, step by step

kulmahuoneisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huoneisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneistoapartment, flat
2Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
3Proto-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 →Every word from Finnish huoneisto →