Where does “tappa” come from?

tappa (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic tappadak, from Proto-Uralic tappa- — trample.

tappa (Votic): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “tappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
2Proto-Uralictappa-trample
Every word from Proto-Uralic tappa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tappadak →
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