Where does “tapaturma” come from?

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

tapaturma (Finnish): accident, particularly one resulting in injury or...

Definitions

  1. accident, particularly one resulting in injury or...

Ancestry of “tapaturma”, step by step

tapaturma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tapa

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

via Finnish turma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturmaaccident, especially one with casualties

Words derived from “tapaturma”

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