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Where does “kapakka” come from?

kapakka (Finnish) comes from Russian каба́к, from Low German Kabacke — hut, hovel.

kapakka (Finnish): pub, bar, tavern, inn

Definitions

  1. pub, bar, tavern, inn

Ancestry of “kapakka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкаба́кtavern, pub, bar
2Low GermanKabackehut, hovel

Words derived from “kapakka”

  • salakapakka
  • olutkapakka
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