Where does “Koponen” come from?
Koponen (Finnish) comes from Russian Проко́пий, from Ancient Greek Προκόπιος, from Ancient Greek προκοπή, from Ancient Greek προκόπτω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Koponen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Проко́пий | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Προκόπιος | Procopius or Prokopios |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προκοπή | progress in a journey; progress, advancement;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προκόπτω | to advance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |