Where does “ripsi” come from?
ripsi (Finnish) comes from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib, from Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic ribb — to cover, to roof; rib.
ripsi (Finnish): lash; eyelash; cilium
Definitions
- lash; eyelash; cilium
Ancestry of “ripsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 2 | German | Rips | — |
| 3 | French | reps | rep |
| 4 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 5 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 6 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 7 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |