Where does “raviveikkaus” come from?

raviveikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ravi, from Swedish grav, from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.

raviveikkaus (Finnish): harness racing betting

Definitions

  1. harness racing betting

Ancestry of “raviveikkaus”, step by step

raviveikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ravi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishravitrot
2Swedishgravsevere, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder;...
3Swedishkapella chapel
4Old Swedishcappell
5Medieval Latincappella
6Latincāppacape, cloak
7Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Finnish veikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveikkausguess; football pool, pools; sweep
2Finnishveikatato guess, bet, be one's bet; to play football...
3Finnishveikkaguy, bloke
4Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
5LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
6Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
7Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput