Where does “mopata” come from?

mopata (Finnish) comes from Finnish moppi, from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

mopata (Finnish): To mop

Definitions

To mop

Ancestry of “mopata”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	moppi	mop cleaning implement
2	English	MOP	GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator
3	Middle English	mappe	—
4	Walloon	mappe	napkin
5	Latin	mappa	napkin; starting signal; map

Words derived from “mopata”

moppaaminen
moppaus

Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Walloon mappe →Every word from Middle English mappe →