Where does “kangaskorpi” come from?
kangaskorpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish korpi, from Proto-Finnic korpi, from Proto-Uralic korpe, from Portuguese corpo, from Old Portuguese corpo, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos — body.
kangaskorpi (Finnish): boreal forest type representing an intermediate step between forests and boglands; the dominating tree species is spruce but some typical bog vegetation such as sphagnum may grow on the ground
Definitions
- boreal forest type representing an intermediate step between forests and boglands; the dominating tree species is spruce but some typical bog vegetation such as sphagnum may grow on the ground
Ancestry of “kangaskorpi”, step by step
kangaskorpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korpi | a boreal forest type appearing on moist moraine... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | korpi | deep forest |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | korpe | woods, forest |
| 4 | Portuguese | corpo | body; corpse, cadaver; Any limited amount of... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | corpo | — |
| 6 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |