Where does “sohvaryhmä” come from?

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

sohvaryhmä (Finnish): sofa set, sofa group

Definitions

  1. sofa set, sofa group

Ancestry of “sohvaryhmä”, step by step

sohvaryhmä 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 ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from French sofa →Every word from English sofa →Every word from Swedish soffa →