Where does “koinsyömä” come from?
koinsyömä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
koinsyömä (Finnish): moth-eaten
Ancestry of “koinsyömä”, step by step
koinsyömä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syödä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syödä | to eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |
via Finnish koi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koi | short form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 鯉 | carp, specifically, the common carp |
| 3 | Old Japanese | こい | — |