Where does “uppelus” come from?

uppelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish upota, from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak — to sink; to drown.

Ancestry of “uppelus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishupotato sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to...
2Proto-Finnicup'ot'akto sink; to drown

Words derived from “uppelus

Every word from Proto-Finnic up'ot'akEvery word from Finnish upota