Where does “cup-kilpailu” come from?

cup-kilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish cup, from English Cup, from Middle English cuppe, from Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

cup-kilpailu (Finnish): cup contest, cup competition

Definitions

  1. cup contest, cup competition

Ancestry of “cup-kilpailu”, step by step

cup-kilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish cup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishcupcup contest
2EnglishCupA win of a championship that is awarded a cup; A...
3Middle Englishcuppecup
4Old Englishcuppecup
5Late Latincuppadrinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle
6Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
7Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
8Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη