Where does “kreppikiharrin” come from?
kreppikiharrin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiharrin, from Finnish kihartaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
kreppikiharrin (Finnish): frizzing iron
Definitions
- frizzing iron
Ancestry of “kreppikiharrin”, step by step
kreppikiharrin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiharrin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiharrin | Any device used for curling the hair, but usually... |
| 2 | Finnish | kihartaa | to curl, make curls to; to curl; Third-person... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |