Where does “välierätappio” come from?

välierätappio (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappio, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

välierätappio (Finnish): semi-final defeat

Definitions

  1. semi-final defeat

Ancestry of “välierätappio”, step by step

välierätappio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Finnish välierä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvälieräA semifinal
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →