Where does “suppalampi” come from?

suppalampi (Finnish) comes from Finnish suppa, from Finnish suppea, from Finnish -eä — Front vowel variant of -ea.

suppalampi (Finnish): kettle pond

Definitions

  1. kettle pond

Ancestry of “suppalampi”, step by step

suppalampi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuppakettle hole, kettle
2Finnishsuppeascanty, limited, narrow; concise, succinct; close
3Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea

via Finnish lampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlampipond
2Proto-Finniclampipond small lake
3Proto-Uraliclëmpe—
Every word from Finnish -eä →Every word from Finnish suppea →Every word from Finnish suppa →