Where does “näpistelyhimo” come from?
näpistelyhimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish näpistely, from Finnish näpistellä, from Finnish näpistää, from Finnish näppi, from Proto-Finnic näppi — fingertip, finger.
Ancestry of “näpistelyhimo”, step by step
näpistelyhimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näpistely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näpistely | pilferage |
| 2 | Finnish | näpistellä | To pilfer |
| 3 | Finnish | näpistää | to pilfer, shoplift |
| 4 | Finnish | näppi | the tips of the thumb and another finger or... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | näppi | fingertip, finger |