Where does “kulmaminuutti” come from?
kulmaminuutti (Finnish) comes from Finnish minuutti, from Swedish minut, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
kulmaminuutti (Finnish): minute of angle, arcminute
Definitions
- minute of angle, arcminute
Ancestry of “kulmaminuutti”, step by step
kulmaminuutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish minuutti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | minuutti | minute |
| 2 | Swedish | minut | minute |
| 3 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 4 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |