Where does “tositapa” come from?

tositapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tosi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.

tositapa (Finnish): indicative mood

Definitions

  1. indicative mood

Ancestry of “tositapa”, step by step

tositapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
2Proto-Finnictocitruth

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
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