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-

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