Where does “tappaja” come from?
tappaja (Finnish) comes from Ingrian tappaa, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.
tappaja (Finnish): killer, slayer
Ancestry of “tappaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | tappaa | kill |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tappadak | to kill, to slay |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tappa- | trample |
Words derived from “tappaja”