Where does “kuppauskirves” come from?
kuppauskirves (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuppaus, from Finnish kupata, from Swedish koppa, from Swedish kopp, from Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop, from Latin cūppa, from Latin cūpa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kuppauskirves (Finnish): (curved) cupping blade, cupping axe
Definitions
- (curved) cupping blade, cupping axe
Ancestry of “kuppauskirves”, step by step
kuppauskirves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuppaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuppaus | cupping |
| 2 | Finnish | kupata | To leech blood with a suction cup or a leech; To... |
| 3 | Swedish | koppa | to cup |
| 4 | Swedish | kopp | cup; a container for drinks |
| 5 | Old Norse | koppr | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kop | — |
| 7 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 8 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |