Where does “keskiötappi” come from?

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

keskiötappi (Finnish): center/centre pin, hub pin

Definitions

  1. center/centre pin, hub pin

Ancestry of “keskiötappi”, step by step

keskiötappi 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 keskiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskiöcentre, core; hub; bottom bracket
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →