Where does “tupasluikka” come from?

tupasluikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupas, from Proto-Finnic tup'as, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

tupasluikka (Finnish): deer-hair sedge

Definitions

  1. deer-hair sedge

Ancestry of “tupasluikka”, step by step

tupasluikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtupasA tuft of grass or other plants
2Proto-Finnictup'astussock, mound
3Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

via Finnish luikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluikkaany plant of the genus Eleocharis; the genus...
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tup'as →Every word from Finnish tupas →