Where does “alppi” come from?

alppi (Finnish) comes from German Albwin, from Old High German wini, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

alppi (Finnish): alp

Definitions

  1. alp

Ancestry of “alppi”, step by step

alppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Albwin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlbwin—
2Old High Germanwinifriend
3Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Swedish alp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishalpalp; a mountain in the Alps
2Frenchalpesplural of alpe
3LatinAlpēswith adjective a particular portion of the Alps

Words derived from “alppi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →