Where does “neliöpeninkulma” come from?

neliöpeninkulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish peninkulma, from Finnish kuuluma, from Finnish kuulua, from Ingrian -isa — Used to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun.

neliöpeninkulma (Finnish): square peninkulma unit of area equal to a square with a side length of one

Definitions

  1. square peninkulma unit of area equal to a square with a side length of one

Ancestry of “neliöpeninkulma”, step by step

neliöpeninkulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peninkulma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeninkulmameasure of length equal to 10 kilometers; measure...
2Finnishkuulumato be heard
3Finnishkuuluato be heard/audible; to be said; used to refer to...
4Ingrian-isaUsed to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun

via Finnish neliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneliösquare; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri
2Finnishneljäfour
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Ingrian -isaEvery word from Finnish kuuluaEvery word from Finnish kuuluma
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