Where does “kohtisuora” come from?
kohtisuora (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohti, from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.
kohtisuora (Finnish): perpendicular, plumb; perpendicular; orthogonal
Definitions
- perpendicular, plumb; perpendicular; orthogonal
Ancestry of “kohtisuora”, step by step
kohtisuora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kohti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kohti | towards; per, a; toward, towards, at |
| 2 | Finnish | kohta | presently, soon; place, location, spot; A... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kokta | place, location, spot |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kopta | place |
via Finnish suora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suora | straight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | soora | straight |
| 3 | Arabic | سُورَة | chapter of the Qur'an; sura |
Words derived from “kohtisuora”