Where does “käymäläkoppi” come from?
käymäläkoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppi, from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
käymäläkoppi (Finnish): cubicle a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
Definitions
- cubicle a small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use
Ancestry of “käymäläkoppi”, step by step
käymäläkoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koppi | small hut or cell; doghouse; booth |
| 2 | Finnish | koppa | basket; koppa |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόππα | Alternative form of ϙόππα |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϙόππα | qoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |
via Finnish käymälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käymälä | lavatory, toilet |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |