Where does “koppilyönti” come from?
koppilyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppi, from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
koppilyönti (Finnish): a hit ball that was caught mid-air
Definitions
- a hit ball that was caught mid-air
Ancestry of “koppilyönti”, step by step
koppilyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koppi | small hut or cell; doghouse; booth |
| 2 | Finnish | koppa | basket; koppa |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόππα | Alternative form of ϙόππα |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϙόππα | qoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |
via Finnish lyönti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyönti | A hit |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |