Where does “pyörökapris” come from?
pyörökapris (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapris, from Swedish kapris, from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις, from Turkish kabir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق — to be warm, be hot.
pyörökapris (Finnish): caper, caper bush plant
Definitions
- caper, caper bush plant
Ancestry of “pyörökapris”, step by step
pyörökapris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kapris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kapris | caper |
| 2 | Swedish | kapris | caper |
| 3 | Latin | capparis | caper |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάππαρις | caper |
| 5 | Turkish | kabir | grave |
| 6 | Arabic | كَبِير | big, great, powerful; great |
| 7 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 8 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 9 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Finnish pyörö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyörö | disc, spinning disc, abrasive disc |