Where does “rakkopilli” come from?

rakkopilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakko, from Proto-Finnic rakko — bladder; blister.

rakkopilli (Finnish): bladder bagpipe

Definitions

  1. bladder bagpipe

Ancestry of “rakkopilli”, step by step

rakkopilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
2Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)
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