Where does “kulmaleikkuri” come from?

kulmaleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuri, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

kulmaleikkuri (Finnish): corner cutter, angle cutter machine

Definitions

  1. corner cutter, angle cutter machine

Ancestry of “kulmaleikkuri”, step by step

kulmaleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkuricutter
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkuri →