Where does “tekotapa” come from?

tekotapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tekotapa (Finnish): way of doing, method

Definitions

  1. way of doing, method

Ancestry of “tekotapa”, step by step

tekotapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →