Where does “korpisoturi” come from?
korpisoturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish korpi, 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 — body.
korpisoturi (Finnish): a Finnish soldier when fighting skills in the forest wilderness is emphasized
Definitions
- a Finnish soldier when fighting skills in the forest wilderness is emphasized
Ancestry of “korpisoturi”, step by step
korpisoturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korpi | a boreal forest type appearing on moist moraine... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | korpi | deep forest |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | korpe | woods, forest |
| 4 | Portuguese | corpo | body; corpse, cadaver; Any limited amount of... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | corpo | — |
| 6 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |