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Where does “käppäillä” come from?

käppäillä (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.

käppäillä (Finnish): to walk, stroll

Definitions

  1. to walk, stroll

Ancestry of “käppäillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäppäpaw; handbrake
2Swedishkappapelmet; women's overcoat; kappa
3Medieval Latincappacape, sleeveless coat
4Latincapitularehead tax
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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