Where does “soba” come from?

soba (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

soba (Karelian): dress

Definitions

  1. dress

Ancestry of “soba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
2Proto-Uralicśopaclothing
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →