Where does “ydinkohta” come from?

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

ydinkohta (Finnish): central point

Definitions

  1. central point

Ancestry of “ydinkohta”, step by step

ydinkohta 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 ydin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishydincore, kernel, the central part of something;...
2FriulianUdinUdine
3Arabicالدِّين
Every word from Proto-Uralic koptaEvery word from Proto-Finnic koktaEvery word from Finnish kohta
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