Where does “tuppinokka” come from?
tuppinokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuppi, from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.
tuppinokka (Finnish): sheathbill
Ancestry of “tuppinokka”, step by step
tuppinokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuppi | sheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | duppaz | hollow, bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰewb- | — |
via Finnish nokka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |
Words derived from “tuppinokka”