Where does “toppu” come from?

toppu (Maltese) comes from Sicilian tuppu, from Old French toupe, from Old French top, from Frankish topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

toppu (Maltese): toupee

Definitions

  1. toupee

Ancestry of “toppu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliantuppubun
2Old Frenchtoupe
3Old Frenchtophair on top of one's head, forelock; top, highest...
4Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
5Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “toppu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-