Where does “tupsupäinen” come from?

tupsupäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupsupää, from Finnish tupsu, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

tupsupäinen (Finnish): with a tufted end or tip

Definitions

  1. with a tufted end or tip

Ancestry of “tupsupäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupsupäätuft end
2Finnishtupsutuft; bobble, pompom; tussle
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →