Where does “tapot” come from?

tapot (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappo, from Finnish tappaa, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.

tapot (Finnish): Nominative plural form of tappo

Definitions

  1. Nominative plural form of tappo

Ancestry of “tapot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappokilling or kill; manslaughter; voluntary...
2FinnishtappaaTo kill, slay
3Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
4Proto-Uralictappa-trample
Every word from Proto-Uralic tappa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tappadak →Every word from Finnish tappaa →