Where does “taivekohta” come from?

taivekohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.

taivekohta (Finnish): linkage, bend

Definitions

  1. linkage, bend

Ancestry of “taivekohta”, step by step

taivekohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohta

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

via Finnish taive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivebend, crook
2Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
3Proto-Finnictaipudak—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kopta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokta →Every word from Finnish kohta →