Where does “näppäimistö” come from?
näppäimistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppäin, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.
näppäimistö (Finnish): keyboard; keypad
Ancestry of “näppäimistö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näppäin | key; button |
| 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- | — |