Where does “yhdistelmäkaappi” come from?
yhdistelmäkaappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaappi, from Old Swedish skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
yhdistelmäkaappi (Finnish): combination cabinet, combined cabinet
Definitions
- combination cabinet, combined cabinet
Ancestry of “yhdistelmäkaappi”, step by step
yhdistelmäkaappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappi | cabinet; closet; locker |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Finnish yhdistelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdistelmä | A combination; A short form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | mä | I |
| 3 | Finnish | minä | I; ego; self |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | minä | I, me |
| 5 | Uralic | *minä | — |