Where does “sepopeippi” come from?
sepopeippi (Finnish) comes from Finnish peippi, from Finnish peipata — to do a dummy, to feint, to deke.
Ancestry of “sepopeippi”, step by step
sepopeippi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peippi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peippi | deadnettle; the genus "Lamium" |
| 2 | Finnish | peipata | to do a dummy, to feint, to deke |
via Finnish sepiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sepiä | — |