Where does “rippilahja” come from?
rippilahja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.
rippilahja (Finnish): confirmation gift gift or present given to someone at their religious confirmation or sacrament
Definitions
- confirmation gift gift or present given to someone at their religious confirmation or sacrament
Ancestry of “rippilahja”, step by step
rippilahja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Lahja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lahja | present, gift |
| 2 | Finnish | lahja | present, gift; talent, gift |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lahja | wedding gift |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blahwjǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlok- | — |
via Finnish rippi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rippi | A confession; A confirmation; A Communion |