Where does “sekkjapípa” come from?

sekkjapípa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sekkur, from Old Norse sekkr, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sekkjapípa (Icelandic): bagpipes

Definitions

  1. bagpipes

Ancestry of “sekkjapípa”, step by step

sekkjapípa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sekkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsekkura sack, a bag
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via Icelandic pípa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpípapipe; to whistle; to bluster, to be full of hot...
2Latinpipawhistle, flute; pipe
3Latinpipareto squeak
4Latinpipiochirping bird; squab; I pipe or chirp
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →