Where does “rapakivi” come from?

rapakivi (Slovak) comes from Finnish rapakivi, from Finnish rapa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rapa, from Proto-Germanic drabaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

rapakivi (Slovak): rapakivi

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Ancestry of “rapakivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrapakivirapakivi
2Finnishrapadirt, mud
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*rapa—
4Proto-Germanicdrabazdregs
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrobʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drabaz →
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