Where does “kutsunäppäin” come from?

kutsunäppäin (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-.

kutsunäppäin (Finnish): call button

Definitions

  1. call button

Ancestry of “kutsunäppäin”, step by step

kutsunäppäin 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 kutsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkutsucall; invitation; summons
2Finnishkutsuato invite; to beckon, call, call for summon; to...
3Proto-Finnickuccudakto call, to summon; to invite
4Proto-Finnickućću-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →