Where does “kuonokoppavalas” come from?
kuonokoppavalas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuonokoppa, from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
kuonokoppavalas (Finnish): strap-toothed beaked whale, strap-toothed whale, Layard's beaked whale, Mesoplodon layardii
Definitions
- strap-toothed beaked whale, strap-toothed whale, Layard's beaked whale, Mesoplodon layardii
Ancestry of “kuonokoppavalas”, step by step
kuonokoppavalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuonokoppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuonokoppa | muzzle |
| 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 |