Where does “käpypitsi” come from?

käpypitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitsi, from Swedish spets, from Middle Low German spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

käpypitsi (Finnish): tatting, frivolité

Definitions

  1. tatting, frivolité

Ancestry of “käpypitsi”, step by step

käpypitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via Finnish käpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäpyconifer's cone, strobilus
2Proto-Turkickäpä—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Middle Low German spitze →Every word from Swedish spets →