Where does “krepata” come from?

krepata (Finnish) comes from Finnish kreppi, from French crêpe, from Old French crespe, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

krepata (Finnish): To process yarn so as to make it stretchy; To...

Definitions

  1. To process yarn so as to make it stretchy; To...

Ancestry of “krepata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkreppicrêpe
2Frenchcrêpecrepe; black veil; pancake, crêpe
3Old Frenchcrespe—
4LatinCrispuscurly; hair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “krepata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Crispus →Every word from Old French crespe →