Where does “kylkikulma” come from?

kylkikulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylki, from Proto-Finnic külki — side, flank.

kylkikulma (Finnish): flank angle

Definitions

  1. flank angle

Ancestry of “kylkikulma”, step by step

kylkikulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic külki →Every word from Finnish kylki →