Where does “kapalovaippa” come from?

kapalovaippa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaippa, from Proto-Finnic vaippa, from Proto-Germanic waipaz.

kapalovaippa (Finnish): swaddling diaper

Definitions

  1. swaddling diaper

Ancestry of “kapalovaippa”, step by step

kapalovaippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaippadiaper, nappy, napkin; tunic; mantle
2Proto-Finnicvaippabedspread; blanket
3Proto-Germanicwaipaz—

via Finnish kapalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapaloswaddling clothes
2Proto-Finnickapaloswaddling clothes
Every word from Proto-Germanic waipaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaippa →Every word from Finnish vaippa →