Where does “toppiriki” come from?
toppiriki (Finnish) comes from Finnish toppi, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
toppiriki (Finnish): masthead rig type of sloop rig in which both forestay and backstay are attached to the masthead
Definitions
- masthead rig type of sloop rig in which both forestay and backstay are attached to the masthead
Ancestry of “toppiriki”, step by step
toppiriki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toppi | top; stop; halt |
| 2 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 4 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |