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Where does “aivokoppa” come from?

aivokoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

aivokoppa (Finnish): A braincase

Definitions

  1. A braincase

Ancestry of “aivokoppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoppabasket; koppa
2Ancient GreekκόππαAlternative form of ϙόππα
3Ancient Greekϙόππαqoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient...
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
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