Where does “solmukohta” come from?

solmukohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

solmukohta (Finnish): hub a place where many routes meet

Definitions

  1. hub a place where many routes meet

Ancestry of “solmukohta”, step by step

solmukohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu—
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →