Where does “sopivaisuussääntö” come from?
sopivaisuussääntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopivaisuus, from Finnish sopivainen, from Finnish sopiva, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.
sopivaisuussääntö (Finnish): rule about appropriate behavior
Definitions
- rule about appropriate behavior
Ancestry of “sopivaisuussääntö”, step by step
sopivaisuussääntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sopivaisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sopivaisuus | — |
| 2 | Finnish | sopivainen | — |
| 3 | Finnish | sopiva | suitable; fit; suited |
| 4 | Finnish | sopia | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sopidak | to fit; to suit, to be suitable |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | sopa | garment, piece of clothing; clothes |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | śopa | clothing |