Where does “hankaintappi” come from?

hankaintappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappi, from Swedish tapp, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

hankaintappi (Finnish): thole, rowlock support for an oar

Definitions

  1. thole, rowlock support for an oar

Ancestry of “hankaintappi”, step by step

hankaintappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappipeg; tap, spigot; plug
2Swedishtappcone cell
3Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
4Old Norsetapato lose
5Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Finnish hankain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankainoarlock US, rowlock UK
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →