Where does “olonurkkaus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “olonurkkaus”, step by step

olonurkkaus 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 nurkkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurkkauscorner
2Finnishnurkkacorner
3Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Finnish olla →