Where does “tuputtaminen” come from?
tuputtaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuputtaa, from Finnish tupata, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Ancestry of “tuputtaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuputtaa | to (slightly) force upon, to thrust upon, to push |
| 2 | Finnish | tupata | to cram, pack, stuff |
| 3 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 4 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 5 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 7 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |