Where does “vaihdekeppi” come from?

vaihdekeppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish keppi, from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

vaihdekeppi (Finnish): gearstick; gear lever, gear stick UK; gear shift US, Canada; shift lever, stick shift UK lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle

Definitions

gearstick; gear lever, gear stick UK; gear shift US, Canada; shift lever, stick shift UK lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle

Ancestry of “vaihdekeppi”, step by step

vaihdekeppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keppi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	keppi	stick, cane; guitar
2	Swedish	käpp	stick
3	Dutch	kap	cap; cover; stroke; chopping
4	Middle Dutch	cappe	—
5	Late Latin	cappa	cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
6	Ancient Greek	κάππα	kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
7	Phoenician	𐤊	kaph; kap
8	Egyptian	𓂧	—

via Finnish vaihde

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vaihde	gear; switch; turn
2	Finnish	vaihtaa	to change, replace; to exchange, switch; to swap
3	Proto-Finnic	vaihtadak	to change
4	Proto-Finnic	-tadak	Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
5	Proto-Uralic	-ta-	Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

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