Where does “hipaisunäppäin” come from?

hipaisunäppäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppäin, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

hipaisunäppäin (Finnish): touch button, touch sensor button

Definitions

  1. touch button, touch sensor button

Ancestry of “hipaisunäppäin”, step by step

hipaisunäppäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näppäin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppäinkey; button
2Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa—
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

via Finnish hipaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhipaisuA light touch
2Finnishhipaistato graze, to touch lightly
3Finnishhipoato graze, (barely) touch, to verge on
4Finnishhip-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →