Where does “sohvanurkkaus” come from?

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

sohvanurkkaus (Finnish): sofa corner

Definitions

  1. sofa corner

Ancestry of “sohvanurkkaus”, step by step

sohvanurkkaus 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 nurkkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurkkauscorner
2Finnishnurkkacorner
3Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner
Every word from French sofa →Every word from English sofa →Every word from Swedish soffa →