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Where does “tapuli” come from?

tapuli (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.

tapuli (Finnish): campanile , belltower; tower; storage

Definitions

  1. campanile , belltower; tower; storage

Ancestry of “tapuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstapul—
2Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑—

Words derived from “tapuli”

  • kellotapuli
  • taaplata
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