Where does “täpselt” come from?

täpselt (Estonian) comes from Estonian täpne, from Estonian tapp, from Estonian tapma, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.

täpselt (Estonian): exactly, precisely

Definitions

  1. exactly, precisely

Ancestry of “täpselt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantäpneaccurate, exact, precise
2Estoniantappkilling
3Estoniantapmato kill
4Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
5Proto-Uralictappa-trample
Every word from Proto-Uralic tappa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tappadak →Every word from Estonian tapma →