Where does “tupakkapacka” come from?
tupakkapacka (Ingrian) comes from Finnish tupakka, from Swedish tobak, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.
tupakkapacka (Ingrian): pack of tobacco
Definitions
- pack of tobacco
Ancestry of “tupakkapacka”, step by step
tupakkapacka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupakka | tobacco; A cigarette |
| 2 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 3 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 5 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Ingrian packa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | packa | pack, packet |
| 2 | Ukrainian | пачка | bundle, pack, packet, batch, sheaf, package, parcel |
| 3 | Russian | пак | pack ice |
| 4 | German | pack | package, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag |
| 5 | Low German | pack | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | pak | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 8 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |