Where does “vöönkohta” come from?

vöönkohta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vöö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

vöönkohta (Ingrian): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “vöönkohta”, step by step

vöönkohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vöö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvööbelt
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä

via Ingrian kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankohtaplace, location
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋäEvery word from Proto-Finnic vööEvery word from Ingrian vöö
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