Where does “huopakate” come from?

huopakate (Finnish) comes from Finnish kate, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kat'ëk.

huopakate (Finnish): felt roof, felt roofing

Definitions

  1. felt roof, felt roofing

Ancestry of “huopakate”, step by step

huopakate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk

via Finnish huopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuopafelt
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kat'ëk