Where does “raamatukapp” come from?

raamatukapp (Estonian) comes from Estonian käpp, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

raamatukapp (Estonian): bookcase, bookshelf

Definitions

  1. bookcase, bookshelf

Ancestry of “raamatukapp”, step by step

raamatukapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian käpp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankäpppaw
2Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
3Old Saxonskāpsheep
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Estonian raamat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianraamatbook
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →