Where does “kohentelu” come from?
kohentelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohennella, from Finnish kohentaa, from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.
kohentelu (Finnish): poking repeatedly stirring a fire
Definitions
- poking repeatedly stirring a fire
Ancestry of “kohentelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kohennella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kohentaa | to poke; to improve; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | kohta | presently, soon; place, location, spot; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kokta | place, location, spot |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kopta | place |