Where does “orpokoti” come from?

orpokoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish orpo, from Latin Urbānus, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

orpokoti (Finnish): orphanage

Definitions

  1. orphanage

Ancestry of “orpokoti”, step by step

orpokoti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orpo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorpoorphan; orphan, orphaned; lonely
2LatinUrbānusof or belonging to a city; urban
3Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
4Proto-Italicworβiscity
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish koti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotihome
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ- →