Where does “kodanpohja” come from?

kodanpohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

kodanpohja (Finnish): the bottom of a kota

Definitions

  1. the bottom of a kota

Ancestry of “kodanpohja”, step by step

kodanpohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja

via Finnish kota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkotaA conical or hemispherical shelter with an open...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
3Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošjaEvery word from Proto-Finnic pohjaEvery word from Finnish pohja