Where does “korpi” come from?
korpi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic korpi, from Proto-Uralic korpe, from Portuguese corpo, from Old Portuguese corpo, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
korpi (Finnish): a boreal forest type appearing on moist moraine...
Definitions
- a boreal forest type appearing on moist moraine...
Ancestry of “korpi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | korpi | deep forest |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | korpe | woods, forest |
| 3 | Portuguese | corpo | body; corpse, cadaver; Any limited amount of... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | corpo | — |
| 5 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |