Where does “nelitahoinen” come from?

nelitahoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taho, from Finnish tahko, from Proto-Finnic tahko, from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ.

nelitahoinen (Finnish): four-faced, four-sided

Definitions

  1. four-faced, four-sided

Ancestry of “nelitahoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahoauthority, organization, institution; any group...
2Finnishtahkogrindstone; face; wheel
3Proto-Finnictahkowhetstone
4Proto-Finno-Permictaškɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic tahko →Every word from Finnish tahko →