Where does “tapainen” come from?

tapainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapa, from Proto-Finnic tapa — way, custom; nature.

tapainen (Finnish): resembling, similar, like; mannered

Definitions

  1. resembling, similar, like; mannered

Ancestry of “tapainen”, step by step

tapainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “tapainen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic tapa →Every word from Finnish tapa →