Where does “kohokohta” come from?

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

kohokohta (Finnish): elevation; highlight, high point

Definitions

  1. elevation; highlight, high point

Ancestry of “kohokohta”, step by step

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