Where does “тупиттау” come from?
тупиттау (Kazakh) comes from Russian тупи́ть, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.
тупиттау (Kazakh): to make a stupid mistake, to screw up, to mess up
Definitions
- to make a stupid mistake, to screw up, to mess up
Ancestry of “тупиттау”, step by step
тупиттау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тупи́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тупи́ть | to dull, to blunt |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | topìti | to heat; to drown |
via Kazakh ле
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | ле | — |