Where does “aapa” come from?

aapa (Finnish) comes from Northern Sami áhpi, from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

aapa (Finnish): A type of open swamp

Definitions

  1. A type of open swamp

Ancestry of “aapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiáhpisea
2Old Norsehafsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanichabąsea
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “aapa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Old Norse haf →