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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuppi

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Samic *toppë. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (hollow), whence Middle Low German dop, doppe (sheath, case).

Noun

*tuppi

  1. sheath

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tupp
  • Finnish: tuppi
  • Ingrian: tuppi, tuppe
  • Karelian: tuppi
  • Livonian: tup
  • Livvi: tuppi
  • Ludian: tuppi
  • Võro: tupp'
  • Votic: tuppi

Further reading

  • tupp in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), tuppi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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