Where does “katkaisukohta” come from?
katkaisukohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.
katkaisukohta (Finnish): cutting point, cut-off point
Definitions
- cutting point, cut-off point
Ancestry of “katkaisukohta”, step by step
katkaisukohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kohta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kohta | presently, soon; place, location, spot; A... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kokta | place, location, spot |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kopta | place |
via Finnish katkaisu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkaisu | cutting |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |