Where does “tallekappale” come from?

tallekappale (Finnish) comes from Finnish kappale, from Proto-Finnic kapaleh — piece.

tallekappale (Finnish): copy for archival e.g. a copy of a document that is deposited in an archive

Definitions

  1. copy for archival e.g. a copy of a document that is deposited in an archive

Ancestry of “tallekappale”, step by step

tallekappale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece

via Finnish tallessa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtallessasafe, secure in a safe place, free from the danger of theft
Every word from Proto-Finnic kapaleh →Every word from Finnish kappale →