Where does “sorakuoppa” come from?

sorakuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sora, from Proto-Finnic sora, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćora.

sorakuoppa (Finnish): gravel pit

Definitions

  1. gravel pit

Ancestry of “sorakuoppa”, step by step

sorakuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoragravel
2Proto-Finnicsora—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricćora—

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćora →Every word from Proto-Finnic sora →Every word from Finnish sora →