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Where does “kuvakaappaus” come from?

kuvakaappaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaappaus, from Finnish kaapata, from Swedish kåpa, from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.

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Ancestry of “kuvakaappaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaappaushijack
2Finnishkaapatato capture, abduct, kidnap; to hijack
3Swedishkåpacowl, cloak, hood; cover
4Dutchkapento hijack, to seize control of something -...
5Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
6Middle Dutchendeand; end
7Old Dutchendiend
8Proto-West Germanicandīend
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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