Where does “suihkukoppi” come from?
suihkukoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppi, from Finnish koppa, from Ancient Greek κόππα, from Ancient Greek ϙόππα, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
suihkukoppi (Finnish): shower stall, shower cubicle
Definitions
- shower stall, shower cubicle
Ancestry of “suihkukoppi”, step by step
suihkukoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koppi | small hut or cell; doghouse; booth |
| 2 | Finnish | koppa | basket; koppa |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόππα | Alternative form of ϙόππα |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϙόππα | qoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |
via Finnish suihku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suihku | shower; jet; spray |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |