Where does “siantappajaiset” come from?
siantappajaiset (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tappajaiset, from Ingrian tappaa, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.
siantappajaiset (Ingrian): festivities before Saint Nicholas Day involving the slaughtering of pigs
Definitions
- festivities before Saint Nicholas Day involving the slaughtering of pigs
Ancestry of “siantappajaiset”, step by step
siantappajaiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian tappajaiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | tappajaiset | slaughter |
| 2 | Ingrian | tappaa | kill |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tappadak | to kill, to slay |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tappa- | trample |