Where does “graavaantua” come from?
graavaantua (Finnish) comes from Finnish graavata, from Finnish graavi, from Swedish grav, from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
graavaantua (Finnish): to cure raw in salt and spices, as e.g. gravlax
Definitions
- to cure raw in salt and spices, as e.g. gravlax
Ancestry of “graavaantua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | graavata | to cure raw fish overnight with salt and spices;... |
| 2 | Finnish | graavi | pickled raw fish; grave accent mark |
| 3 | Swedish | grav | severe, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder;... |
| 4 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 5 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 7 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |