Where does “ära tapma” come from?
ära tapma (Estonian) comes from Estonian tapma, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.
ära tapma (Estonian): to kill, to murder
Ancestry of “ära tapma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | tapma | to kill |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tappadak | to kill, to slay |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tappa- | trample |