Where does “käppäily” come from?
käppäily (Finnish) comes from Finnish käppäillä, 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 — to seize, hold.
käppäily (Finnish): walking, strolling
Definitions
- walking, strolling
Ancestry of “käppäily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käppäillä | to walk, stroll |
| 2 | Finnish | käppä | paw; handbrake |
| 3 | Swedish | kappa | pelmet; women's overcoat; kappa |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cappa | cape, sleeveless coat |
| 5 | Latin | capitulare | head tax |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |