Where does “näppäinnauhuri” come from?

näppäinnauhuri (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-.

näppäinnauhuri (Finnish): key logger

Definitions

  1. key logger

Ancestry of “näppäinnauhuri”, step by step

näppäinnauhuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näppäin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppäinkey; button
2Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa—
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

via Finnish nauhuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauhurirecorder
2Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
3Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →