Where does “kreppi” come from?

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

kreppi (Finnish): crêpe

Definitions

  1. crêpe

Ancestry of “kreppi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kreppi”

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