Where does “hapankerma” come from?

hapankerma (Finnish) comes from Finnish hapan, from Proto-Finnic hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappa.

hapankerma (Finnish): sour cream

Definitions

  1. sour cream

Ancestry of “hapankerma”, step by step

hapankerma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhapansour, acid in taste; sour, peevish, irritable,...
2Proto-Finnichap'oinsour, acid
3Proto-Finno-Ugricčappa

via Finnish kerma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkermacream; the cream; kerma
2EnglishkermaThe sum of the initial kinetic energies of all...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappaEvery word from Proto-Finnic hap'oinEvery word from Finnish hapan