Where does “tumputtaa” come from?

tumputtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tumppu, from Swedish tumvante, from Swedish tumme, from Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse þúmi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumputtaa (Finnish): to wank, jerk off, masturbate

Definitions

  1. to wank, jerk off, masturbate

Ancestry of “tumputtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtumppua knitted mitten or mitt
2Swedishtumvantea mitten
3Swedishtummea thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten...
4Old Swedishþumithumb
5Old Norseþúmi
6Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
7Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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