Where does “rekipeitto” come from?

rekipeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish peitto, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.

rekipeitto (Finnish): sleigh blanket

Definitions

  1. sleigh blanket

Ancestry of “rekipeitto”, step by step

rekipeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeittoblanket; cover, coverage
2Finnishpeittääto cover
3Proto-Finnicpeittädäkto cover; to hide, to conceal
4Proto-Finnicpej-
5Proto-Uralic*pälkäthumb

via Finnish reki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrekiA relatively large sledge or sleigh equipped with...
2Proto-Finnicrekisledge, sleigh
Every word from Proto-Uralic *pälkäEvery word from Proto-Finnic pej-Every word from Proto-Finnic peittädäk
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