Where does “runkohuone” come from?

runkohuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

runkohuone (Finnish): the main room or nave of a church

Definitions

  1. the main room or nave of a church

Ancestry of “runkohuone”, step by step

runkohuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room

via Finnish runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Proto-Finnic hooneh →Every word from Finnish huone →
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