Where does “olonurkka” come from?

olonurkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish olo, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

Ancestry of “olonurkka”, step by step

olonurkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholobeing, the action of the verb olla; feeling,...
2Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
3Proto-Finnicoldakto be
4Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish nurkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurkkacorner
2Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole-Every word from Proto-Finnic oldakEvery word from Finnish olla