Where does “reppuselkä” come from?

reppuselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

reppuselkä (Finnish): piggyback

Definitions

  1. piggyback

Ancestry of “reppuselkä”, step by step

reppuselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish reppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreppubackpack; any kind of bag
2Old Swedishskræppa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →