Where does “hankatappi” come from?

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

hankatappi (Finnish): thole pin for oars

Definitions

  1. thole pin for oars

Ancestry of “hankatappi”, step by step

hankatappi 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 hanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
2Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
3Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →