Where does “nelikulmainen” come from?
nelikulmainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish neli-, from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.
nelikulmainen (Finnish): quadrangular
Ancestry of “nelikulmainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | neli- | four, four-, tetra-, quadri- |
| 2 | Finnish | neljä | four |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neljä | four |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | neljä | four |