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