Where does “sovelma” come from?

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

sovelma (Finnish): applet; widget

Definitions

  1. applet; widget

Ancestry of “sovelma”, step by step

sovelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soveltaa

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

via Finnish mä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “sovelma”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →