Where does “kiinnekohta” come from?
kiinnekohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiinne, from Finnish kiinni, from Finnish kiinteä, from Proto-Finnic kiintedä.
kiinnekohta (Finnish): attachment, anchor (point)
Definitions
- attachment, anchor (point)
Ancestry of “kiinnekohta”, step by step
kiinnekohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiinne | fixed; Synonym of hiuskiinne |
| 2 | Finnish | kiinni | closed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,... |
| 3 | Finnish | kiinteä | solid, rigid; firm; fixed |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kiintedä | — |
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 |