Where does “rumpukapula” come from?

rumpukapula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapula, from Dalmatian capula, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

rumpukapula (Finnish): A drumstick stick used to play drums

Definitions

  1. A drumstick stick used to play drums

Ancestry of “rumpukapula”, step by step

rumpukapula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapulaa small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a...
2Dalmatiancapulaonion
3Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

via Finnish rumpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrumpudrum; cylinder; underpass built under e.g. roads...
2Old Swedishtrumba
Every word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin cēpullaEvery word from Dalmatian capula
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