Where does “pihamökki” come from?

pihamökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish piha, from Proto-Finnic piha — yard.

pihamökki (Finnish): yard cottage, backyard cottage, courtyard cottage

Definitions

  1. yard cottage, backyard cottage, courtyard cottage

Ancestry of “pihamökki”, step by step

pihamökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard

via Finnish mökki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmökkiA small, usually wooden house; cottage, cabin;...
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