Where does “kalustotappio” come from?

kalustotappio (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappio, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

kalustotappio (Finnish): loss of equipment or hardware

Definitions

  1. loss of equipment or hardware

Ancestry of “kalustotappio”, step by step

kalustotappio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Finnish kalusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustoarsenal; equipment
2Finnishkaluphysical thing, object, tool; penis
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →