Where does “aurinkokunta” come from?

aurinkokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.

aurinkokunta (Finnish): solar system

Definitions

  1. solar system

Ancestry of “aurinkokunta”, step by step

aurinkokunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—

via Finnish aurinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaurinkothe Sun
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kunta →Every word from Finnish kunta →