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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

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

Words derived from “räppi”

  • räpätä
Every word from German berappen →