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
Ancestry of “tupasluikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupas | A tuft of grass or other plants |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tup'as | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |