Where does “ravivihje” come from?

ravivihje (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.

ravivihje (Finnish): harness racing tip, harness race betting tip

Definitions

  1. harness racing tip, harness race betting tip

Ancestry of “ravivihje”, step by step

ravivihje 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 vihje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihjehint
2Finnishvihjatato suggest, to imply, to insinuate; to hint to or...
3Finnish-ätäFront vowel variant of -ata
4Finnish-täFront vowel variant of -ta
5Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
6Proto-Uralic-täfrom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput