Where does “häätapa” come from?

häätapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapa, from Proto-Finnic tapa — way, custom; nature.

häätapa (Finnish): wedding custom

Definitions

  1. wedding custom

Ancestry of “häätapa”, step by step

häätapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature

via Finnish häät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhäätWedding; As a former part of compound signifies...
2Middle Low Germanhægefeast, banquet
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