Where does “tulpata” come from?
tulpata (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulppa, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
tulpata (Finnish): to plug, to bung
Ancestry of “tulpata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tulppa | A plug; A spigot; A stopper |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *stulpô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |