Where does “vahtikoppi” come from?

vahtikoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahti, from Middle Low German wacht, from Proto-Germanic wahtwō, from Proto-Germanic wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vahtikoppi (Finnish): sentry box, guard box

Definitions

  1. sentry box, guard box

Ancestry of “vahtikoppi”, step by step

vahtikoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahtiguard; watch; Third-person singular indicative...
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Finnish koppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoppismall hut or cell; doghouse; booth
2Finnishkoppabasket; koppa
3Ancient GreekκόππαAlternative form of ϙόππα
4Ancient Greekϙόππαqoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient...
5Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahtwō →