Where does “korkkipohja” come from?

korkkipohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

korkkipohja (Finnish): cork bottom

Definitions

  1. cork bottom

Ancestry of “korkkipohja”, step by step

korkkipohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkkicork; cap, top, lip
2Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
3GermanKorkcork
4Dutchkurkcork
5Middle Dutchcurccork
6Spanishcorchocork
7LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
8Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →