Where does “kalvosinnappi” come from?
kalvosinnappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalvosin, from Finnish -sin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kalvosinnappi (Finnish): cufflink
Ancestry of “kalvosinnappi”, step by step
kalvosinnappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kalvosin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalvosin | cuff |
| 2 | Finnish | -sin | Forms certain nouns, particularly those... |
| 3 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish näppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näppi | the tips of the thumb and another finger or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näppi | fingertip, finger |