Where does “riffi” come from?

riffi (Finnish) comes from English riff, from Middle English rif, from Old English hrif, from Proto-West Germanic hrif, from Proto-Germanic hrefaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- — body.

riffi (Finnish): riff

Definitions

  1. riff

Ancestry of “riffi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriffA repeated instrumental melody line in a song; A...
2Middle Englishrif—
3Old Englishhrifbody; womb; belly
4Proto-West Germanichrifwomb
5Proto-Germanichrefazbody; torso; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrefaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrif →