Where does “kappireki” come from?
kappireki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
kappireki (Finnish): a certain type of small sleigh
Definitions
- a certain type of small sleigh
Ancestry of “kappireki”, step by step
kappireki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 2 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 3 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 4 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 6 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |