Where does “mittakeppi” come from?

mittakeppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish keppi, from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

mittakeppi (Finnish): measuring stick, measuring rod, yardstick

Definitions

  1. measuring stick, measuring rod, yardstick

Ancestry of “mittakeppi”, step by step

mittakeppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeppistick, cane; guitar
2Swedishkäppstick
3Dutchkapcap; cover; stroke; chopping
4Middle Dutchcappe
5Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
6Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
7Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
8Egyptian𓂧

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧Every word from Phoenician 𐤊Every word from Ancient Greek κάππα