Where does “ruopata” come from?

ruopata (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoppa, from Swedish rapa, from Old Swedish rapa.

ruopata (Finnish): to dredge

Definitions

  1. to dredge

Ancestry of “ruopata”, step by step

ruopata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruoppamud, mire, sediment
2Swedishrapato burp; to belch
3Old Swedishrapa—

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “ruopata”

Every word from Old Swedish rapa →Every word from Swedish rapa →Every word from Finnish ruoppa →