Where does “sohvakaluste” come from?

sohvakaluste (Finnish) comes from Finnish sohva, from Swedish soffa, from English sofa, from French sofa — couch; sofa.

sohvakaluste (Finnish): A piece of furniture that belongs to a sofa group

Definitions

  1. A piece of furniture that belongs to a sofa group

Ancestry of “sohvakaluste”, step by step

sohvakaluste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sohva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsohvasofa, couch
2Swedishsoffaa couch, a sofa
3EnglishsofaA raised area of a building's floor, usually...
4Frenchsofacouch; sofa

via Finnish kaluste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustepiece of furniture, fitment
2FinnishkalustaaTo furnish
3Finnish-stääFront vowel variant of -staa
Every word from French sofa →Every word from English sofa →Every word from Swedish soffa →