Where does “ripsureunainen” come from?
ripsureunainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ripsureuna, from Finnish ripsu, from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib — to cover, to roof; rib.
Ancestry of “ripsureunainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ripsureuna | fringed edge |
| 2 | Finnish | ripsu | fringe |
| 3 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 4 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 5 | German | Rips | — |
| 6 | French | reps | rep |
| 7 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 8 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 9 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 10 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |