Where does “kuusitahoinen” come from?

kuusitahoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taho, from Finnish tahko, from Proto-Finnic tahko, from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ.

kuusitahoinen (Finnish): six-faced, six-sided

Definitions

  1. six-faced, six-sided

Ancestry of “kuusitahoinen”, step by step

kuusitahoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahoauthority, organization, institution; any group...
2Finnishtahkogrindstone; face; wheel
3Proto-Finnictahkowhetstone
4Proto-Finno-Permictaškɜ—

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic tahko →Every word from Finnish tahko →