Where does “tukipohja” come from?

tukipohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

tukipohja (Finnish): support base, supporting base, abutment

Definitions

  1. support base, supporting base, abutment

Ancestry of “tukipohja”, step by step

tukipohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →
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