Where does “tepponen” come from?

tepponen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Teppo, from Russian Степа́н, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

Ancestry of “tepponen”, step by step

tepponen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Teppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTeppo
2RussianСтепа́н
3Ancient GreekΣτέφανοςIn particular: Stephen, an early Christian martyr
4Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
5Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰōto enlace, crown, encircle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

via Finnish temppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtempputrick, stunt
2Proto-Finnictempputrick

via Finnish kepponen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkepponenpractical joke, prank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰōEvery word from Ancient Greek στέφω