Where does “tapittaa” come from?

tapittaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappi, from Swedish tapp, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

tapittaa (Finnish): to peg; to stare, ogle

Definitions

  1. to peg; to stare, ogle

Ancestry of “tapittaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappipeg; tap, spigot; plug
2Swedishtappcone cell
3Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
4Old Norsetapato lose
5Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

Words derived from “tapittaa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →
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