Where does “kopeloida” come from?

kopeloida (Finnish) comes from Finnish kopata, from Finnish koppi, from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

kopeloida (Finnish): To grope, paw, finger handle or touch clumsily or too familiarly

Definitions

  1. To grope, paw, finger handle or touch clumsily or too familiarly

Ancestry of “kopeloida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkopatato catch, snatch
2Finnishkoppismall hut or cell; doghouse; booth
3Finnishkoppabasket; koppa
4Ancient GreekκόππαAlternative form of ϙόππα
5Ancient Greekϙόππαqoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient...
6Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒Every word from Ancient Greek ϙόππαEvery word from Ancient Greek κόππα