Where does “ripsienpidennys” come from?
ripsienpidennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib, from Old English ribb — to cover, to roof; rib.
ripsienpidennys (Finnish): eyelash extension
Definitions
- eyelash extension
Ancestry of “ripsienpidennys”, step by step
ripsienpidennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ripsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 2 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 3 | German | Rips | — |
| 4 | French | reps | rep |
| 5 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 6 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 7 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 8 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |
via Finnish pidennys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidennys | lengthening, making longer |
| 2 | Finnish | pidentää | To lengthen; To elongate; To prolong |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |