Where does “kapi” come from?

kapi (Finnish) comes from Swedish skabb, from Old Swedish skabber, from Old Norse skabb, from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

kapi (Finnish): mange

Definitions

  1. mange

Ancestry of “kapi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskabbscabies
2Old Swedishskabber—
3Old Norseskabbscab, scabies
4Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “kapi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Old Norse skabb →