Where does “kolmas” come from?

kolmas (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic kolmanci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte.

kolmas (Karelian): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “kolmas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickolmancithird
2Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kolmamte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolmanci →