Where does “kulmaviivoitin” come from?
kulmaviivoitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish viivoitin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kulmaviivoitin (Finnish): The constellation Triangulum
Definitions
- The constellation Triangulum
Ancestry of “kulmaviivoitin”, step by step
kulmaviivoitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viivoitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viivoitin | ruler measuring or drawing tool |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |