Where does “kieppo” come from?

kieppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kieppi, from Proto-Samic čieppë — fowl's resting hole in snow.

Ancestry of “kieppo”, step by step

kieppo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkieppihank coil or loop
2Proto-Samicčieppëfowl's resting hole in snow

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—

Words derived from “kieppo”

Every word from Proto-Samic čieppë →Every word from Finnish kieppi →