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Where does “räpätä” come from?

räpätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish rappa, from German berappen.

räpätä (Finnish): to rap; to tap, hit lightly; to get it

Definitions

  1. to rap; to tap, hit lightly; to get it

Ancestry of “räpätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrappato rap; to speak lyrics in the style of rap music
2Germanberappen—
Every word from German berappen →