Where does “piippalakki” come from?
piippalakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish piippa, from Swedish pipa, from Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-Germanic pīpǭ, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
piippalakki (Finnish): budyonovka distinctive type of hat used by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and thereafter
Definitions
- budyonovka distinctive type of hat used by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and thereafter
Ancestry of “piippalakki”, step by step
piippalakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piippa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piippa | culm, shoot, tip |
| 2 | Swedish | pipa | a pipe, a smoking tool; the barrel of a gun; an... |
| 3 | Old Norse | pípa | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *pīpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pīpǭ | A pipe or flute; a wind instrument; A pipe, duct,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 7 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |