Where does “kipaista” come from?

kipaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipata, from Swedish kippa, from Hebrew כִּפָּה — kippah.

kipaista (Finnish): to stop by, visit briefly; to go quickly over a short distance, often to run an errand

Definitions

  1. to stop by, visit briefly; to go quickly over a short distance, often to run an errand

Ancestry of “kipaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipatato tip over; to fold
2Swedishkippayarmulke
3Hebrewכִּפָּהkippah

Words derived from “kipaista

Every word from Hebrew כִּפָּה