Where does “irtonappi” come from?

irtonappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.

irtonappi (Finnish): a button or stud sold separately

Definitions

  1. a button or stud sold separately

Ancestry of “irtonappi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirto-detachable, removable, separate, loose
2Finnishirta—
3Proto-Finnicirtaloose, separate, detached
Every word from Proto-Finnic irta →Every word from Finnish irto- →Every word from Finnish irta →