Where does “kaapaista” come from?

kaapaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaapia, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

Ancestry of “kaapaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaapiaTo scrape
2Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Finnish kaapia →
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