Where does “läpikäynti” come from?
läpikäynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
läpikäynti (Finnish): review, examination, walkthrough
Definitions
- review, examination, walkthrough
Ancestry of “läpikäynti”, step by step
läpikäynti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish läpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 2 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 3 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 4 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 5 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via Finnish käynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |