Where does “suohkan” come from?

suohkan (Northern Sami) comes from Swedish socken, from Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

suohkan (Northern Sami): municipality

Definitions

  1. municipality

Ancestry of “suohkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsockena parish, a municipality; the geographic area of...
2Middle High Germansoc—
3Old High Germansocsock
4Proto-West Germanic*sokklight footwear
5Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
6Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
7Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →