Where does “seinärappaus” come from?

seinärappaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rappaus, from Finnish räpätä, from Swedish rappa, from German berappen.

seinärappaus (Finnish): wall plastering, wall rendering

Definitions

  1. wall plastering, wall rendering

Ancestry of “seinärappaus”, step by step

seinärappaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rappaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrappausplastering covering of plaster
2Finnishräpätäto rap; to tap, hit lightly; to get it
3Swedishrappato rap; to speak lyrics in the style of rap music
4Germanberappen—

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from German berappen →Every word from Swedish rappa →Every word from Finnish räpätä →