Where does “soveliaisuus” come from?

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

soveliaisuus (Finnish): suitability

Definitions

  1. suitability

Ancestry of “soveliaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoveliassuitable, fit
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
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