Where does “mittatappio” come from?

mittatappio (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappio, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

mittatappio (Finnish): loss (of material) due to measurement such as when dispensing drugs

Definitions

  1. loss (of material) due to measurement such as when dispensing drugs

Ancestry of “mittatappio”, step by step

mittatappio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →