Where does “kulmalyönti” come from?
kulmalyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyönti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
kulmalyönti (Finnish): corner stroke such as in bandy
Definitions
- corner stroke such as in bandy
Ancestry of “kulmalyönti”, step by step
kulmalyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lyönti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyönti | A hit |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |