Where does “korvatulppa” come from?

korvatulppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulppa, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

korvatulppa (Finnish): earplug

Definitions

  1. earplug

Ancestry of “korvatulppa”, step by step

korvatulppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtulppaA plug; A spigot; A stopper
2Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →