Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuppi

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

*tuppi

  1. sheath

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • tupp”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tuppi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN