Where does “skalpeeraaminen” come from?

skalpeeraaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish skalpeerata, from Swedish skalpera, from French scalper, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

Ancestry of “skalpeeraaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishskalpeeratato scalp
2Swedishskalperato scalp (remove the scalp)
3Frenchscalperto scalp
4French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
5Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
6Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ierEvery word from French -erEvery word from Middle French -er