Where does “kipata” come from?
kipata (Finnish) comes from Swedish kippa, from Hebrew כִּפָּה — kippah.
kipata (Finnish): to tip over; to fold
Ancestry of “kipata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kippa | yarmulke |
| 2 | Hebrew | כִּפָּה | kippah |