Where does “tupsukorvainen” come from?
tupsukorvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupsukorva, from Finnish tupsu, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
tupsukorvainen (Finnish): with tufted ears
Definitions
- with tufted ears
Ancestry of “tupsukorvainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupsukorva | tufted ear ear that has a tuft at the tip |
| 2 | Finnish | tupsu | tuft; bobble, pompom; tussle |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |