Where does “kippilava” come from?

kippilava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kippi, from English kip, from Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from Middle Low German kip.

kippilava (Finnish): tipper, tipping body, tipping platform

Definitions

  1. tipper, tipping body, tipping platform

Ancestry of “kippilava”, step by step

kippilava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkippitipping (over)
2EnglishkipThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such...
3Middle Englishkipp—
4Middle Dutchkip—
5Middle Low Germankip—

via Finnish lava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlavabed; platform; stage
2Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
3Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ—
Every word from Middle Low German kip →