Where does “ripsiharja” come from?
ripsiharja (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.
ripsiharja (Finnish): eyelash wand, eyelash brush
Definitions
- eyelash wand, eyelash brush
Ancestry of “ripsiharja”, step by step
ripsiharja 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 |