Where does “näppäilijä” come from?
näppäilijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppäillä, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.
näppäilijä (Finnish): plucker
Ancestry of “näppäilijä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | näppäillä | to pluck; to type on a keyboard or keypad |
| 2 | Finnish | näpätä | to tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | nappa | to pinch, pluck |
| 4 | Old Norse | hnappa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnappōną | to pick, pluck, tear off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knobʰnéh₂- | — |