Where does “rintakulma” come from?

rintakulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

rintakulma (Finnish): rake angle

Definitions

  1. rake angle

Ancestry of “rintakulma”, step by step

rintakulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Finnish -mäEvery word from Finnish rinta
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