Where does “nurkkaus” come from?

nurkkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nurkka, from Proto-Finnic nurkka — corner.

nurkkaus (Finnish): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “nurkkaus”, step by step

nurkkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nurkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurkkacorner
2Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner

via Finnish aus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaus

Words derived from “nurkkaus

Every word from Proto-Finnic nurkkaEvery word from Finnish nurkka