Where does “neliömäinen” come from?

neliömäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish neliö, from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

neliömäinen (Finnish): square-shaped

Definitions

  1. square-shaped

Ancestry of “neliömäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneliösquare; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri
2Finnishneljäfour
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Finnish neljä →