Where does “suora kulma” come from?

suora kulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulma, from Proto-Finnic kulma, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kuľma — corner of the eye.

suora kulma (Finnish): right angle

Definitions

  1. right angle

Ancestry of “suora kulma”, step by step

suora kulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulmaangle; corner; short for kulmakarvat
2Proto-Finnickulmaeyebrow; corner of the eye
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickuľmacorner of the eye

via Finnish suora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuorastraight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;...
2Proto-Finnicsoorastraight
3Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kuľma →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulma →Every word from Finnish kulma →