Where does “neliömilli” come from?

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

neliömilli (Finnish): square millimetre/square millimeter

Definitions

  1. square millimetre/square millimeter

Ancestry of “neliömilli”, step by step

neliömilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneliösquare; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri
2Finnishneljäfour
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Finnish milli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmillimillimetre/millimeter; million; used chiefly of...
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Finnish neljä →