Where does “kapoinen” come from?

kapoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish öinen, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

Ancestry of “kapoinen”, step by step

kapoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish öinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöinennocturnal
2Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
3Proto-Finnicöönight
4Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish kapea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapeanarrow
2Proto-Finnickapeda—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →
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