Where does “tuplavee” come from?

tuplavee (Finnish) comes from Finnish vee, from Swedish ve, from Old Swedish ve, from Old Norse vei, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

tuplavee (Finnish): The letter W, w

Definitions

  1. The letter W, w

Ancestry of “tuplavee”, step by step

tuplavee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishveeThe name of the Latin-script letter V
2Swedishvewoe, pity you!; woe, misery
3Old Swedishve
4Old Norseveiwoe
5Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Finnish tupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupladouble
2Swedishdubbladouble down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waiEvery word from Proto-Germanic waiEvery word from Old Norse vei
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