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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

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

Words derived from “tapaturma”

  • tapaturmaisesti
  • tapaturmainen
  • työtapaturmavakuutus
  • työtapaturma
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