Where does “soppakanuuna” come from?
soppakanuuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish soppa, 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...
Ancestry of “soppakanuuna”, step by step
soppakanuuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish soppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soppa | soup; mess |
| 2 | Swedish | soppa | soup; a dish; mess; an unordered, chaotic and... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -suppa | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | soppa | soup; accusative plural indefinite of soppr m;... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | suppe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Finnish kanuuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanuuna | cannon |
| 2 | Swedish | kanon | cannon, gun; a weapon; canon; very good |
| 3 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 4 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |