Where does “räppi” come from?

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

räppi (Finnish): rap

Definitions

  1. rap

Ancestry of “räppi”, step by step

räppi 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 English rap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapA sharp blow with something hard; Blame for...
2Middle Englishrap—

Words derived from “räppi”

Every word from German berappen →Every word from Swedish rappa →Every word from Finnish räpätä →