Where does “raamatunkohta” come from?

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

raamatunkohta (Finnish): a part of or passage from the Bible, scripture

Definitions

  1. a part of or passage from the Bible, scripture

Ancestry of “raamatunkohta”, step by step

raamatunkohta 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 raamattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraamattuA bible
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα
Every word from Proto-Uralic koptaEvery word from Proto-Finnic koktaEvery word from Finnish kohta