Where does “uimaräpylä” come from?

uimaräpylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish räpylä, from Finnish räpyttää — to blink (eyes, repeatedly).

uimaräpylä (Finnish): flipper

Definitions

  1. flipper

Ancestry of “uimaräpylä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräpyläwebfoot; swim fin; baseball mitt
2Finnishräpyttääto blink (eyes, repeatedly)
Every word from Finnish räpyttää →Every word from Finnish räpylä →
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