Where does “haarakohta” come from?

haarakohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.

haarakohta (Finnish): bifurcation, fork any place where one divides into two

Definitions

  1. bifurcation, fork any place where one divides into two

Ancestry of “haarakohta”, step by step

haarakohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace

via Finnish haara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Uralic kopta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokta →Every word from Finnish kohta →
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