Where does β€œkoikarppi” come from?

koikarppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish karppi, from Estonian karp, from Middle Low German karpe, from Latin carpa, from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β€” carp.

Ancestry of β€œkoikarppi”, step by step

koikarppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarppiA common carp; Any fish in the carp family
2Estoniankarpbox; carp
3Middle Low Germankarpecarp fish
4LatincarpaA carp
5GothicπŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ°carp

via Finnish koi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoishort form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,...
2Japaneseι―‰carp, specifically, the common carp
3Old Japaneseこい—
Every word from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β†’Every word from Latin carpa β†’Every word from Middle Low German karpe β†’