Where does “näpertely” come from?
näpertely (Finnish) comes from Finnish näperrellä, from Finnish näpertää, from Finnish näp-, from Finnish -ertää, from Finnish -tää — Front vowel variant of -taa.
näpertely (Finnish): tinkering
Definitions
- tinkering
Ancestry of “näpertely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näperrellä | to tinker or fiddle |
| 2 | Finnish | näpertää | to tinker, to fool with; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | näp- | — |
| 4 | Finnish | -ertää | Front vowel variant of -ertaa |
| 5 | Finnish | -tää | Front vowel variant of -taa |