Where does “ohjaustappi” come from?
ohjaustappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappi, from Swedish tapp, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.
ohjaustappi (Finnish): guide bolt, guide pin
Ancestry of “ohjaustappi”, step by step
ohjaustappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tappi | peg; tap, spigot; plug |
| 2 | Swedish | tapp | cone cell |
| 3 | Swedish | täppa | to block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak |
| 4 | Old Norse | tapa | to lose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tappōną | to tap |
via Finnish ohjaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohjaus | control, guidance, steering, instruction;... |
| 2 | Finnish | ohjata | to steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ohjat'ak | — |