Where does “kuutiotuuma” come from?
kuutiotuuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuuma, from Russian ду́ма, from Old East Slavic дума, from Proto-Slavic duma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
kuutiotuuma (Finnish): cubic inch
Definitions
- cubic inch
Ancestry of “kuutiotuuma”, step by step
kuutiotuuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuuma | thought, idea; inch; an obsolete Finnish unit of... |
| 2 | Russian | ду́ма | thought; administrative institution; duma |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | дума | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | duma | breath, breathing; word; advice, council |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |