Where does “viisitahoinen” come from?

viisitahoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taho, from Finnish tahko, from Proto-Finnic tahko, from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ.

viisitahoinen (Finnish): five-faced, five-sided

Definitions

  1. five-faced, five-sided

Ancestry of “viisitahoinen”, step by step

viisitahoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtahoauthority, organization, institution; any group...
2Finnishtahkogrindstone; face; wheel
3Proto-Finnictahkowhetstone
4Proto-Finno-Permictaškɜ—

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic taškɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic tahko →Every word from Finnish tahko →
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