Where does “hyppykeppi” come from?
hyppykeppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish keppi, from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
hyppykeppi (Finnish): pogo stick
Definitions
- pogo stick
Ancestry of “hyppykeppi”, step by step
hyppykeppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keppi | stick, cane; guitar |
| 2 | Swedish | käpp | stick |
| 3 | Dutch | kap | cap; cover; stroke; chopping |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cappe | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |
via Finnish hyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 2 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |