Where does “koillisnaapuri” come from?

koillisnaapuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish naapuri, from Old Swedish nabor, from Middle Low German nābûr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

koillisnaapuri (Finnish): northeastern neighbor

Definitions

  1. northeastern neighbor

Ancestry of “koillisnaapuri”, step by step

koillisnaapuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naapuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaapurineighbor; In compounds, signifies "neighboring"
2Old Swedishnabor—
3Middle Low Germannābûr—
4Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Finnish koillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoillinennortheast; northeastern
2Finnishkoishort form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,...
3Japanese鯉carp, specifically, the common carp
4Old Japaneseこい—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →