Where does “kammentappi” come from?

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

kammentappi (Finnish): crankpin

Definitions

  1. crankpin

Ancestry of “kammentappi”, step by step

kammentappi 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 kampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampicrank
2Proto-Finnickampi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →