Where does “rappukäytävä” come from?
rappukäytävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rappu, from Finnish trappu, from Swedish trappa, from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā — staircase, stairs.
rappukäytävä (Finnish): A stairwell
Definitions
- A stairwell
Ancestry of “rappukäytävä”, step by step
rappukäytävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rappu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rappu | stairstep; section of an apartment building... |
| 2 | Finnish | trappu | — |
| 3 | Swedish | trappa | stairs, stairway |
| 4 | Middle Low German | trappe | stair, step |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *trappa | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *trappā | staircase, stairs |
via Finnish käytävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käytävä | A corridor; An aisle; Present passive participle... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |