Where does “tuppisiika” come from?

tuppisiika (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuppi, from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

tuppisiika (Finnish): Coregonus lavaretus f. wartmanni a type of dwarf whitefish

Definitions

  1. Coregonus lavaretus f. wartmanni a type of dwarf whitefish

Ancestry of “tuppisiika”, step by step

tuppisiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuppisheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,...
2Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—

via Finnish siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duppaz →Every word from Finnish tuppi →
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