Where does “tuppu” come from?

tuppu (Sicilian) comes 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,...

tuppu (Sicilian): bun

Definitions

  1. bun

Ancestry of “tuppu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tuppu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-