Where does “soahpat” come from?

soahpat (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

soahpat (Northern Sami): to fit

Definitions

  1. to fit

Ancestry of “soahpat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
2Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
3Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
4Proto-Uralicśopaclothing
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