Where does “tappi” come from?

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

tappi (Finnish): peg; tap, spigot; plug

Definitions

  1. peg; tap, spigot; plug

Ancestry of “tappi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tappi”

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