Where does “kuusitahkoinen” come from?

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

kuusitahkoinen (Finnish): with six faces

Definitions

  1. with six faces

Ancestry of “kuusitahkoinen”, step by step

kuusitahkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish tahko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahkogrindstone; face; wheel
2Proto-Finnictahkowhetstone
3Proto-Finno-Permictaškɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →