Where does “arpakapula” come from?

arpakapula (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpa, from Proto-Finnic arpa, from Proto-Germanic arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arpakapula (Finnish): bidding stick

Definitions

  1. bidding stick

Ancestry of “arpakapula”, step by step

arpakapula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpalot; lottery ticket
2Proto-Finnicarpalot; fate
3Proto-Germanicarbazworking-animal, ox; worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Finnish kapula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapulaa small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a...
2Dalmatiancapulaonion
3Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
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