Where does “sopivaisuus” come from?

sopivaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopivainen, from Finnish sopiva, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

Ancestry of “sopivaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopivainen—
2Finnishsopivasuitable; fit; suited
3Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
4Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
5Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
6Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

Words derived from “sopivaisuus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →