Where does “kuusiokolo” come from?

kuusiokolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuusio, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

kuusiokolo (Finnish): hexagon wrench, hexagon key

Definitions

  1. hexagon wrench, hexagon key

Ancestry of “kuusiokolo”, step by step

kuusiokolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuusio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusioregular hexagon; lousewort, betony
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolohole; groove; notch, indentation
2Proto-Finnickolohole
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickolɜ—

Words derived from “kuusiokolo”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →