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Where does “tapaaminen” come from?

tapaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

tapaaminen (Finnish): meeting, appointment, gathering, rendezvous,...

Definitions

  1. meeting, appointment, gathering, rendezvous,...

Ancestry of “tapaaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavatato meet; to meet up; to find, to catch
2Swedishstavato spell; to write the individual letters of a...
3Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
4Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
5Old Norsestafrstaff
6Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
7Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

Words derived from “tapaaminen”

  • tapaamisoikeus
  • aamiaistapaaminen
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