Where does “sovellus” come from?

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

sovellus (Finnish): application; application, app

Definitions

  1. application; application, app

Ancestry of “sovellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsoveltaaTo apply; Third-person singular indicative...
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

Words derived from “sovellus

Every word from Proto-Uralic śopaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sopaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sopidak