Where does “käpätä” come from?
käpätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käppä, from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
käpätä (Finnish): to walk briskly; to climb, especially by using...
Definitions
- to walk briskly; to climb, especially by using...
Ancestry of “käpätä”, step by step
käpätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käppä | paw; handbrake |
| 2 | Swedish | kappa | pelmet; women's overcoat; kappa |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cappa | cape, sleeveless coat |
| 4 | Latin | capitulare | head tax |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |