Where does “taputusleikki” come from?

taputusleikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish taputus, from Finnish taputtaa — to clap; to pat; to applaud.

taputusleikki (Finnish): clapping game

Definitions

  1. clapping game

Ancestry of “taputusleikki”, step by step

taputusleikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taputus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaputuspat, patting; clapping; applause
2Finnishtaputtaato clap; to pat; to applaud

via Finnish leikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkiplay; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Old Swedishleker—
Every word from Finnish taputtaa →Every word from Finnish taputus →