Where does “sopulivuosi” come from?

sopulivuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

sopulivuosi (Finnish): lemming year

Definitions

  1. lemming year

Ancestry of “sopulivuosi”, step by step

sopulivuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote—
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish sopuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopulilemming; lemming, true lemming; Norway lemming,...
2Russianсобо́льsable
3Old East Slavicсобольsable (Martes zibellina)
4Proto-Slavic*sobolьsable (Martes zibellina)
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëde →Every word from Proto-Finnic oote →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooci →