Where does “pohjakaava” come from?

pohjakaava (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjakaava (Finnish): plan two-dimensional drawing from above

Definitions

  1. plan two-dimensional drawing from above

Ancestry of “pohjakaava”, step by step

pohjakaava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →
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