Where does “kokonaistappio” come from?
kokonaistappio (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappio, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.
kokonaistappio (Finnish): overall loss, total loss
Definitions
- overall loss, total loss
Ancestry of “kokonaistappio”, step by step
kokonaistappio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tappio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tappio | defeat; operating loss; loss, casualty |
| 2 | Swedish | täppa | to block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak |
| 3 | Old Norse | tapa | to lose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tappōną | to tap |
via Finnish kokonainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokonainen | whole, full, complete; entire |
| 2 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |