Where does “kulmasoutu” come from?

kulmasoutu (Finnish) comes from Finnish soutu, from Finnish soutaa, from Proto-Finnic soutadak, from Proto-Uralic *suxta- — to transport with a boat.

kulmasoutu (Finnish): barbell row weight training exercise

Definitions

  1. barbell row weight training exercise

Ancestry of “kulmasoutu”, step by step

kulmasoutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsouturowing
2Finnishsoutaato row
3Proto-Finnicsoutadakto row
4Proto-Uralic*suxta-to transport with a boat

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Uralic *suxta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic soutadak →Every word from Finnish soutaa →