Where does “kypärämyssy” come from?

kypärämyssy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kypärä, from Proto-Finnic küpärä, from Proto-Baltic kepur-.

kypärämyssy (Finnish): balaclava

Definitions

  1. balaclava

Ancestry of “kypärämyssy”, step by step

kypärämyssy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kypärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkypärähelmet; hard hat
2Proto-Finnicküpärähat
3Proto-Baltickepur-—

via Finnish myssy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyssycap, knit cap, toque; cosy
2Swedishmyssa—
Every word from Proto-Baltic kepur- →Every word from Proto-Finnic küpärä →Every word from Finnish kypärä →
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