Where does “tylppäkulmainen kolmio” come from?

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

tylppäkulmainen kolmio (Finnish): obtuse triangle

Definitions

  1. obtuse triangle

Ancestry of “tylppäkulmainen kolmio”, step by step

tylppäkulmainen 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 tylppäkulmainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtylppäkulmainenobtuse, obtuse-angled
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