Where does “leikkauskulma” come from?

leikkauskulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkaus, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

leikkauskulma (Finnish): cutting angle

Definitions

  1. cutting angle

Ancestry of “leikkauskulma”, step by step

leikkauskulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkaus →