Where does “leikkuukulma” come from?
leikkuukulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
leikkuukulma (Finnish): cutting angle
Definitions
- cutting angle
Ancestry of “leikkuukulma”, step by step
leikkuukulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leikkuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuu | cutting |
| 2 | Finnish | -uu | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -au | — |
| 4 | Finnish | -ao | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ado | — |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |