Where does “suorakulmainen kolmio” come from?
suorakulmainen kolmio (Finnish) comes from Finnish suorakulmainen, from Finnish suorakulma, from Finnish kulma, from Proto-Finnic kulma, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kuľma — corner of the eye.
suorakulmainen kolmio (Finnish): right triangle, right-angled triangle
Definitions
- right triangle, right-angled triangle
Ancestry of “suorakulmainen kolmio”, step by step
suorakulmainen kolmio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suorakulmainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suorakulmainen | right-angled; rectangular; rectangular, right |
| 2 | Finnish | suorakulma | right angle; square, set square, carpenter's... |
| 3 | Finnish | kulma | angle; corner; short for kulmakarvat |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kulma | eyebrow; corner of the eye |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kuľma | corner of the eye |