Where does “liipaisinsormi” come from?

liipaisinsormi (Finnish) comes from Finnish liipaisin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

liipaisinsormi (Finnish): trigger finger; trigger finger, temper;...

Definitions

  1. trigger finger; trigger finger, temper;...

Ancestry of “liipaisinsormi”, step by step

liipaisinsormi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liipaisin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliipaisintrigger; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish liipaisin →