Where does “kairalakki” come from?

kairalakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kairalakki (Finnish): a traditional hat (skullcap) made of six triangular pieces (gores) of fabric sewn together

Definitions

  1. a traditional hat (skullcap) made of six triangular pieces (gores) of fabric sewn together

Ancestry of “kairalakki”, step by step

kairalakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Finnish lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →