Where does “topi” come from?

topi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Topias, from Finnish Tobias, from Ancient Greek Τωβίας, from Hebrew טוביה, from Hebrew יה, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

topi (Finnish): common tsessebe, Damaliscus lunatus

Definitions

  1. common tsessebe, Damaliscus lunatus

Ancestry of “topi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTopiasTobias
2FinnishTobias—
3Ancient GreekΤωβίας—
4HebrewטוביהBook of Tobit
5HebrewיהJah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names
6HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
7Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “topi”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew יה →