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Where does “uppo-” come from?

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

uppo- (Finnish): sinking or submerging, submersible; completely,...

Definitions

  1. sinking or submerging, submersible; completely,...

Ancestry of “uppo-”, 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 “uppo-”

  • uppopaisto
  • uppotukki
  • uppopaistaminen
  • uppopaistaa
  • uppoperho
  • uppokantaniitti
  • uppovaaka
  • uppokantanaula
  • uppopallo
  • uppopuu
  • uppomuna
  • uppokantainen
  • uppopumppu
  • uppolukko
  • uppopaistin
  • uppokantaruuvi
  • uppokeitin
  • uppeluksissa
  • uppoasennus
  • uppokantapultti
  • upporikas
  • uppokanta
  • uppovalaisin
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