Where does “sopimuskausi” come from?

sopimuskausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopimus, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

sopimuskausi (Finnish): contract period

Definitions

  1. contract period

Ancestry of “sopimuskausi”, step by step

sopimuskausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopimusagreement, arrangement, contract; treaty,...
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Finnish kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →