Where does “tupakaveri” come from?

tupakaveri (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.

tupakaveri (Finnish): bunkmate, roommate

Definitions

  1. bunkmate, roommate

Ancestry of “tupakaveri”, step by step

tupakaveri 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 kaveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaveripal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke
2Yiddishחבֿרfriend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade
3Hebrewחָבֵרmale friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}}
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobuEvery word from Old Saxon *stovaEvery word from German stōve
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