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Where does “tapahtua” come from?

tapahtua (Finnish) comes from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu.

tapahtua (Finnish): To happen, take place, occur, come about, come up

Definitions

  1. To happen, take place, occur, come about, come up

Ancestry of “tapahtua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
2Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
3Idotuyou , thou
4Spanishtúyou; thou
5Latintuusyour
6Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
7Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
8Polishtuhere
9Polishbyćto be
10Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
11Old Polishmóc—
12Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “tapahtua”

  • tapahtumarikas
  • oheistapahtuma
  • tapahtuma
  • tapahtumasarja
  • mediatapahtuma
  • haittatapahtuma
  • opetustapahtuma
  • tapahtumaketju
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