Where does “töppöjalka” come from?

töppöjalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

töppöjalka (Finnish): a flat foot with indistinct toes, like those of some animals

Definitions

  1. a flat foot with indistinct toes, like those of some animals

Ancestry of “töppöjalka”, step by step

töppöjalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish toppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoppoany plant of the genus "Koeleria"; the genus...
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