Where does “toppapusakka” come from?
toppapusakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish töpätä, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Ancestry of “toppapusakka”, step by step
toppapusakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish töpätä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töpätä | to blunder; to paint one point at a time without... |
| 2 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via Finnish pusakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pusakka | jacket, smock |
| 2 | Finnish | pusero | blouse; sweater, light jacket |
| 3 | Swedish | bussarong | type of pullover blouse, originally worn by... |
| 4 | Low German | buserun | — |
| 5 | Dutch | boezeroen | a smock frock, a workman's undershirt |
| 6 | French | bourgeron | A type of short blouson; workman's overall |