Where does “sopuratkaisu” come from?

sopuratkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopu, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

sopuratkaisu (Finnish): compromise

Definitions

  1. compromise

Ancestry of “sopuratkaisu”, step by step

sopuratkaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopuharmony, concord, agreement
2Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
3Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
4Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
5Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

via Finnish ratkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratkaisusolution, answer; conclusion
2FinnishratkaistaTo solve; To decide; to make a decision in a...
3Finnish-äistäFront vowel variant of -aista
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →
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