Where does “kulmasulje” come from?

kulmasulje (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulje, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

kulmasulje (Finnish): angle bracket

Definitions

  1. angle bracket

Ancestry of “kulmasulje”, step by step

kulmasulje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuljeA bracket; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →