Where does “tappiokammo” come from?

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

tappiokammo (Finnish): loss aversion tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains

Definitions

  1. loss aversion tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains

Ancestry of “tappiokammo”, step by step

tappiokammo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Finnish kammo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammodetestation, abhorrence; phobia
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →
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