Where does “vuodesohva” come from?
vuodesohva (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuode, from Finnish vuota, from Proto-Finnic voota, from Proto-Finnic vootadak, from Proto-Finnic voo, from Proto-Uralic uwa- — to flow.
vuodesohva (Finnish): sofa-bed
Ancestry of “vuodesohva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vuode | bed |
| 2 | Finnish | vuota | hide, pelt; Partitive singular form of vuo |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voota | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vootadak | to flow; to trickle, to seep; to leak |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | voo | flow |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | uwa- | to flow |