Where does “saranatappi” come from?
saranatappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappi, from Swedish tapp, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną.
saranatappi (Finnish): A pintle
Ancestry of “saranatappi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tappi | peg; tap, spigot; plug |
| 2 | Swedish | tapp | cone cell |
| 3 | Swedish | täppa | to block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak |
| 4 | Old Norse | tapa | to lose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tappōną | — |