Where does “reppuri” come from?

reppuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish reppu, from Old Swedish skræppa.

reppuri (Finnish): anyone who goes around with a backpack

Definitions

  1. anyone who goes around with a backpack

Ancestry of “reppuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreppubackpack; any kind of bag
2Old Swedishskræppa—
Every word from Old Swedish skræppa →Every word from Finnish reppu →