Where does “kohentuminen” come from?

kohentuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohentua, from Finnish kohentaa, from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.

Ancestry of “kohentuminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkohentuaTo improve
2Finnishkohentaato poke; to improve; Third-person singular...
3Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
4Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
5Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Uralic koptaEvery word from Proto-Finnic koktaEvery word from Finnish kohta