Where does “katajatuoppi” come from?

katajatuoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kataja, from Proto-Finnic kataga, from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča.

katajatuoppi (Finnish): juniper tankard

Definitions

  1. juniper tankard

Ancestry of “katajatuoppi”, step by step

katajatuoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča

via Finnish tuoppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuoppi(beer) stein, tankard
2Middle Low Germanstōpbeaker, flask; measure of volume
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kočaEvery word from Proto-Finnic katagaEvery word from Finnish kataja