Where does “pihkatappi” come from?

pihkatappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappi, from Swedish tapp, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

pihkatappi (Finnish): fecal plug in bears and similar hibernating animals

Definitions

  1. fecal plug in bears and similar hibernating animals

Ancestry of “pihkatappi”, step by step

pihkatappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappipeg; tap, spigot; plug
2Swedishtappcone cell
3Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
4Old Norsetapato lose
5Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Finnish pihka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihkaresin
2Proto-Finnicpihkaresin
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpiška—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →