Where does “kuperankovera” come from?
kuperankovera (Finnish) comes from Finnish kovera, from Proto-Finnic kovera — crooked, bent, curved.
kuperankovera (Finnish): convexoconcave
Definitions
- convexoconcave
Ancestry of “kuperankovera”, step by step
kuperankovera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kovera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kovera | concave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kovera | crooked, bent, curved |
via Finnish kupera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kupera | convex; gibbous |