Where does “rökäletappio” come from?

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

rökäletappio (Finnish): decisive defeat, rout, thrashing, trouncing

Definitions

  1. decisive defeat, rout, thrashing, trouncing

Ancestry of “rökäletappio”, step by step

rökäletappio 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 rökäle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrökäle—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →