Where does “tappurarihma” come from?

tappurarihma (Ingrian) comes from Finnish tappura, from Finnish tappaa, from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.

tappurarihma (Ingrian): thread of waste fibres

Definitions

  1. thread of waste fibres

Ancestry of “tappurarihma”, step by step

tappurarihma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tappura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappurarough, low-quality fibres of hemp or cotton –...
2FinnishtappaaTo kill, slay
3Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
4Proto-Uralictappa-trample

via Ingrian rihma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrihmathread
Every word from Proto-Uralic tappa-Every word from Proto-Finnic tappadakEvery word from Finnish tappaa