Where does “sudenkuoppa” come from?

sudenkuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish susi, from Proto-Finnic suci, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

sudenkuoppa (Finnish): wolf pit, trapping pit; pitfall

Definitions

  1. wolf pit, trapping pit; pitfall

Ancestry of “sudenkuoppa”, step by step

sudenkuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Finnic suci →Every word from Finnish susi →