Where does “kohdistin” come from?

kohdistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohdistaa, from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.

kohdistin (Finnish): caret, cursor

Definitions

  1. caret, cursor

Ancestry of “kohdistin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohdistaato focus; to target; to allocate
2Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
3Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
4Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Uralic kopta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokta →Every word from Finnish kohta →
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