Where does “tulpita” come from?

tulpita (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulppa, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

tulpita (Finnish): To plug up

Definitions

  1. To plug up

Ancestry of “tulpita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtulppaA plug; A spigot; A stopper
2Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stulpô →Every word from Finnish tulppa →