Where does “hymykuoppa” come from?

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

hymykuoppa (Finnish): dimple

Definitions

  1. dimple

Ancestry of “hymykuoppa”, step by step

hymykuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit

via Finnish hymy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhymysmile
Every word from Proto-Finnic kooppaEvery word from Finnish kuoppa