Where does “käpsä” come from?

käpsä (Finnish) comes from Czech kapsa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

käpsä (Finnish): A paw of a hare; A roasted leg of lamb; A...

Definitions

  1. A paw of a hare; A roasted leg of lamb; A...

Ancestry of “käpsä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkapsapocket
2LatinCapsaGafsa
3Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →