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Where does “kaapia” come from?

kaapia (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.

kaapia (Finnish): To scrape

Definitions

  1. To scrape

Ancestry of “kaapia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-—

Words derived from “kaapia”

  • kaavinta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →