Where does “huopasaapas” come from?

huopasaapas (Finnish) comes from Finnish saapas, from Old East Slavic сапогъ, from Proto-Slavic sapogъ.

huopasaapas (Finnish): felt boot

Definitions

  1. felt boot

Ancestry of “huopasaapas”, step by step

huopasaapas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—

via Finnish huopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuopafelt
Every word from Proto-Slavic sapogъ →Every word from Old East Slavic сапогъ →Every word from Finnish saapas →