Where does “runkotulppa” come from?

runkotulppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulppa, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

runkotulppa (Finnish): body cap

Definitions

  1. body cap

Ancestry of “runkotulppa”, step by step

runkotulppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtulppaA plug; A spigot; A stopper
2Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stulpô →Every word from Finnish tulppa →