Where does “pääkoppa” come from?

pääkoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

pääkoppa (Finnish): cranium

Definitions

  1. cranium

Ancestry of “pääkoppa”, step by step

pääkoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoppabasket; koppa
2Ancient GreekκόππαAlternative form of ϙόππα
3Ancient Greekϙόππαqoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient...
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Ancient Greek ϙόππα →Every word from Ancient Greek κόππα →