Where does “tylppyys” come from?

tylppyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tylppä, from Proto-Finnic tülppä — blunt.

tylppyys (Finnish): bluntness

Definitions

  1. bluntness

Ancestry of “tylppyys”, step by step

tylppyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tylppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtylppäblunt; obtuse
2Proto-Finnictülppäblunt

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic tülppä →Every word from Finnish tylppä →