Where does “heippalappu” come from?

heippalappu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lappu, from Swedish läpp, from Old Swedish lapper, from Finnish lappalainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach — to hit.

heippalappu (Finnish): an informal public notice or a note to someone, usually a complaint; "annoying neighbor note"

Definitions

  1. an informal public notice or a note to someone, usually a complaint; "annoying neighbor note"

Ancestry of “heippalappu”, step by step

heippalappu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lappu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlappuA small piece of paper, textile etc; A tag, label
2Swedishläpplip
3Old Swedishlapper
4FinnishlappalainenA Sami
5Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
6Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
7Old Swedishslagh
8Middle Low Germanslach
9Old Saxonslag
10Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
11Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
12Low Germanslagge
13Middle Low Germanslagge
14Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
15Old Saxonslāhanto hit

via Finnish heippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheippabye, see you later
2Finnishheihi; bye; hey

Words derived from “heippalappu

Every word from Old Saxon slāhanEvery word from Middle Low German slānEvery word from Middle Low German slagge