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Where does “orjantappurapensaikko” come from?

orjantappurapensaikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish orjantappura, from Finnish tappura, from Finnish tappaa, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.

orjantappurapensaikko (Finnish): thornbush, thorn

Definitions

  1. thornbush, thorn

Ancestry of “orjantappurapensaikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjantappuraglaucous dog rose, Rosa dumalis; thorn
2Finnishtappurarough, low-quality fibres of hemp or cotton –...
3FinnishtappaaTo kill, slay
4Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
5Proto-Uralictappa-trample
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