Where does “niinikoppa” come from?
niinikoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
Ancestry of “niinikoppa”, step by step
niinikoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koppa | basket; koppa |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόππα | Alternative form of ϙόππα |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ϙόππα | qoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |
via Finnish niini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niini | bast; Short for niinipuu |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | niini | bast |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ńijne | — |