Where does “kipparinlakki” come from?

kipparinlakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kippari, from Old Swedish skipari.

kipparinlakki (Finnish): skipper cap

Definitions

  1. skipper cap

Ancestry of “kipparinlakki”, step by step

kipparinlakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kippari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkippariskipper
2Old Swedishskipari—

via Finnish lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...
Every word from Old Swedish skipari →Every word from Finnish kippari →