Where does “kulmariipunta” come from?
kulmariipunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish riipunta, from Finnish -ntä, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
kulmariipunta (Finnish): L-sit hang
Definitions
- L-sit hang
Ancestry of “kulmariipunta”, step by step
kulmariipunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish riipunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riipunta | hanging |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntä | Front vowel variant of -nta; API |
| 3 | 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 |