Where does “kipaisu” come from?

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

kipaisu (Finnish): a brief visit, stopping by

Definitions

  1. a brief visit, stopping by

Ancestry of “kipaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipaistato stop by, visit briefly; to go quickly over a short distance, often to run an errand
2Finnishkipatato tip over; to fold
3Swedishkippayarmulke
4Hebrewכִּפָּהkippah
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