Where does “rupuli” come from?

rupuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish rupi, from Proto-Finnic rupi, from Proto-Germanic hreubaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreup- — scab, crust.

rupuli (Finnish): smallpox

Definitions

  1. smallpox

Ancestry of “rupuli”, step by step

rupuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rupi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrupiscab; eschar
2Proto-Finnicrupiscab
3Proto-Germanichreubazrough, crusty, scabby
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreup-scab, crust

via Finnish uli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuli—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hreubaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rupi →
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