Where does “kovite” come from?
kovite (Finnish) comes from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kovite (Finnish): Synonym of kovike
Ancestry of “kovite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 2 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 4 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 5 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |