Where does “tasakylkinen kolmio” come from?

tasakylkinen kolmio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolmio, from Finnish kolme, from Finnish kolmi, from Proto-Uralic *kolme.

tasakylkinen kolmio (Finnish): isosceles triangle

Definitions

  1. isosceles triangle

Ancestry of “tasakylkinen kolmio”, step by step

tasakylkinen kolmio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme

via Finnish tasakylkinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasakylkinenisosceles
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kolmeEvery word from Finnish kolmiEvery word from Finnish kolme