Where does “käpykylä” come from?

käpykylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käpy, from Proto-Turkic käpä.

käpykylä (Finnish): a small rural village

Definitions

  1. a small rural village

Ancestry of “käpykylä”, step by step

käpykylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäpyconifer's cone, strobilus
2Proto-Turkickäpä—

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Proto-Turkic käpä →Every word from Finnish käpy →