Where does “tupajumi” come from?
tupajumi (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.
tupajumi (Finnish): common furniture beetle, common house borer,...
Definitions
- common furniture beetle, common house borer,...
Ancestry of “tupajumi”, step by step
tupajumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupa | living room, main room; cottage, cot; room |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tupa | — |
| 3 | Icelandic | stofa | a living room; a classroom, a room |
| 4 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 5 | German | stōve | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |
via Finnish jumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jumi | wood borer, woodworm; The state of being stuck |