Where does “kantakappale” come from?

kantakappale (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kantakappale (Finnish): master original of a document or of a recording

Definitions

  1. master original of a document or of a recording

Ancestry of “kantakappale”, step by step

kantakappale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kanta →Every word from Finnish kanta →
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