Where does “tupa” come from?
tupa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
tupa (Finnish): living room, main room; cottage, cot; room
Definitions
- living room, main room; cottage, cot; room
Ancestry of “tupa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tupa | — |
| 2 | Icelandic | stofa | a living room; a classroom, a room |
| 3 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 4 | German | stōve | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |
Words derived from “tupa”