Where does “verkkosovitin” come from?
verkkosovitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish sovitin, from Finnish sovittaa, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.
verkkosovitin (Finnish): network adapter, network interface card
Definitions
- network adapter, network interface card
Ancestry of “verkkosovitin”, step by step
verkkosovitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sovitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sovitin | adaptor/adapter; interface; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | sovittaa | to fit, try on; to adapt; to atone for, expiate |
| 3 | Finnish | sopia | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sopidak | to fit; to suit, to be suitable |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sopa | garment, piece of clothing; clothes |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | śopa | clothing |