Where does “kassapää” come from?
kassapää (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassa, from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kassapää (Finnish): girl with plaited hair
Definitions
- girl with plaited hair
Ancestry of “kassapää”, step by step
kassapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kassa | cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till |
| 2 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 3 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 4 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 5 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 6 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 7 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 8 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |