Where does “rappauspinta” come from?
rappauspinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rappaus, from Finnish räpätä, from Swedish rappa, from German berappen.
rappauspinta (Finnish): rendered surface, plastered surface
Definitions
- rendered surface, plastered surface
Ancestry of “rappauspinta”, step by step
rappauspinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rappaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rappaus | plastering covering of plaster |
| 2 | Finnish | räpätä | to rap; to tap, hit lightly; to get it |
| 3 | Swedish | rappa | to rap; to speak lyrics in the style of rap music |
| 4 | German | berappen | — |
via Finnish pinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinta | surface |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pinta | surface; sapwood; fat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spindaz | fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow |