Where does “rapakivi” come from?

rapakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rapa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rapa, from Proto-Germanic drabaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

rapakivi (Finnish): rapakivi

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  1. rapakivi

Ancestry of “rapakivi”, step by step

rapakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrapadirt, mud
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*rapa—
3Proto-Germanicdrabazdregs
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrobʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Words derived from “rapakivi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drabaz →