Where does “jännetuppi” come from?
jännetuppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuppi, from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.
jännetuppi (Finnish): A synovium
Ancestry of “jännetuppi”, step by step
jännetuppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuppi | sheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | duppaz | hollow, bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰewb- | — |
via Finnish jänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jänne | tendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jändek | bowstring |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jänte | string |
Words derived from “jännetuppi”