Where does “varaustupa” come from?
varaustupa (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.
varaustupa (Finnish): a (rental) hut in the wilderness that is booked in advance
Definitions
- a (rental) hut in the wilderness that is booked in advance
Ancestry of “varaustupa”, step by step
varaustupa 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 varaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varaus | reservation; booking; provision |
| 2 | Finnish | varata | to reserve, book; to put aside, allocate; to put... |
| 3 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |