Where does “lainekreppi” come from?

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

lainekreppi (Finnish): seersucker thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear

Definitions

  1. seersucker thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear

Ancestry of “lainekreppi”, step by step

lainekreppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kreppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkreppicrêpe
2Frenchcrêpecrepe; black veil; pancake, crêpe
3Old Frenchcrespe—
4LatinCrispuscurly; hair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Finnish laine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainewave
2Proto-Germanic*hlainiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Crispus →Every word from Old French crespe →