Where does “oksankohta” come from?

oksankohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.

oksankohta (Finnish): knot whorl in wood left by branch

Definitions

  1. knot whorl in wood left by branch

Ancestry of “oksankohta”, step by step

oksankohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace

via Finnish oksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
3Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kopta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokta →Every word from Finnish kohta →