Where does “ansakuoppa” come from?

ansakuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoppa, from Proto-Finnic kooppa — pit.

ansakuoppa (Finnish): trapping pit

Definitions

  1. trapping pit

Ancestry of “ansakuoppa”, step by step

ansakuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit

via Finnish ansa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansatrap; booby trap
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ansa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kooppa →Every word from Finnish kuoppa →