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Where does “tuuppia” come from?

tuuppia (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuupata, from Swedish stupa, from Sanskrit स्तूप — stupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit.

tuuppia (Finnish): To jostle, push, elbow

Definitions

  1. To jostle, push, elbow

Ancestry of “tuuppia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtuupataTo push; To bang
2SwedishstupaA stupa; a Buddhist monument; To fall; To die or...
3Sanskritस्तूपstupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit
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