Where does “Kontupohja” come from?

Kontupohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

Kontupohja (Finnish): Kondopoga a town in Karelia, Russia

Definitions

  1. Kondopoga a town in Karelia, Russia

Ancestry of “Kontupohja”, step by step

Kontupohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish kontu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkontulawn
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →