Where does “tulppautua” come from?

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

tulppautua (Finnish): to be plugged or clogged

Definitions

  1. to be plugged or clogged

Ancestry of “tulppautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulpatato plug, to bung
2FinnishtulppaA plug; A spigot; A stopper
3Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →
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