Where does “repäisykorkki” come from?

repäisykorkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

repäisykorkki (Finnish): pull-off cap

Definitions

  1. pull-off cap

Ancestry of “repäisykorkki”, step by step

repäisykorkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkkicork; cap, top, lip
2Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
3GermanKorkcork
4Dutchkurkcork
5Middle Dutchcurccork
6Spanishcorchocork
7LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
8Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

via Finnish repäisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrepäisyripping or tearing off
2FinnishrepäistäTo suddenly rip something; To surprisingly do...
3FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
4Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →