Tapio
Pronunciation: /ˈtɑpio/
“Tapio” is a Finnish word. Its meaning in English:
proper noun
Etymology
According to Saarikivi (2022), from tavata (dialectally also "to catch, reach") + -io, and thus as a name for a god of the hunt. The name has also been connected with Estonian taba (“padlock”) and Livonian tabā (“padlock”) (both connected with respective cognates of tavata), hinting at a theoretical noun *tapa (“trap”) (not attested in Finnish), which could have served as the direct etymon.…
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