Where does “räppäri” come from?

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

räppäri (Finnish): rapper

Definitions

  1. rapper

Ancestry of “räppäri”, step by step

räppäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish räpätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräpätäto rap; to tap, hit lightly; to get it
2Swedishrappato rap; to speak lyrics in the style of rap music
3Germanberappen—

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from German berappen →