Where does “soppa” come from?
soppa (Finnish) comes from Swedish soppa, from Old Swedish -suppa, from Old Norse soppa, from Middle Low German suppe, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
soppa (Finnish): soup; mess
Definitions
- soup; mess
Ancestry of “soppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | soppa | soup; a dish; mess; an unordered, chaotic and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | -suppa | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | soppa | soup; accusative plural indefinite of soppr m;... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | suppe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |