Where does “yksiulotteinen” come from?

yksiulotteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulotteinen, from Finnish ulottaa, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

yksiulotteinen (Finnish): one-dimensional

Definitions

  1. one-dimensional

Ancestry of “yksiulotteinen”, step by step

yksiulotteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulotteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulotteinendimensional
2FinnishulottaaTo extend
3Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
5Proto-Albanianulkawolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Finnish yksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksione
2Proto-Finnicükcione
3Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Finnish ulottaa →