Where does “sortokulma” come from?
sortokulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish sorto, from Finnish sortaa, from Proto-Finnic sortadak — to tip over, make fall over or down.
sortokulma (Finnish): drift angle
Definitions
- drift angle
Ancestry of “sortokulma”, step by step
sortokulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sorto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sorto | oppression, persecution, repression; leeway |
| 2 | Finnish | sortaa | to trample; to oppress, persecute, tyrannize,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sortadak | to tip over, make fall over or down |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |