Finnish word tappura comes from Finnish cotton, Proto-Uralic *tappa- (Trample.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cotton | Finnish (fin) | |
| *tappa- | Proto-Uralic (urj-pro) | Trample. |
| thresh | Finnish (fin) | |
| *tappadak | Proto-Finnic (fiu-fin-pro) | To kill, to slay. |
| tappaa | Finnish (fin) | (transitive, + genitive-accusative) To kill, slay. |
| tappura | Finnish (fin) | (dated) Rough, low-quality fibres of hemp or cotton – waste fibres. |