Where does “tupajäärä” come from?

tupajäärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

tupajäärä (Finnish): old-house borer, house longhorn beetle

Definitions

  1. old-house borer, house longhorn beetle

Ancestry of “tupajäärä”, step by step

tupajäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa—
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve—
6Old Saxon*stova—
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Finnish jäärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääräram; Alternative form of jääräpää; old man,...
2Proto-Finnicjääräram (male sheep)
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →