Where does “taitoskohta” come from?

taitoskohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitos, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

taitoskohta (Finnish): folding point, folded section, fold, crease; the point or spot where something folds

Definitions

  1. folding point, folded section, fold, crease; the point or spot where something folds

Ancestry of “taitoskohta”, step by step

taitoskohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaitosfold, crease
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—

via Finnish kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace
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