Where does “väentupa” come from?
väentupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.
väentupa (Finnish): In a traditional farm, a room (bedroom) or house used for accommodation, sometimes for the family, but more often the servants
Definitions
- In a traditional farm, a room (bedroom) or house used for accommodation, sometimes for the family, but more often the servants
Ancestry of “väentupa”, step by step
väentupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupa | living room, main room; cottage, cot; room |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tupa | — |
| 3 | Icelandic | stofa | a living room; a classroom, a room |
| 4 | Old Norse | stofa | room, living room |
| 5 | German | stōve | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *stova | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *stobu | — |
via Finnish väki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |