Where does “näpistys” come from?

näpistys (Finnish) comes from Finnish näpistää, from Finnish näppi, from Proto-Finnic näppi — fingertip, finger.

näpistys (Finnish): shoplifting, petty theft

Definitions

  1. shoplifting, petty theft

Ancestry of “näpistys”, step by step

näpistys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näpistää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäpistääto pilfer, shoplift
2Finnishnäppithe tips of the thumb and another finger or...
3Proto-Finnicnäppifingertip, finger

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic näppi →Every word from Finnish näppi →Every word from Finnish näpistää →