Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “näppäintaito” come from? näppäintaito (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-.
näppäintaito (Finnish): typing skill, keyboard skill
Definitions typing skill, keyboard skill Ancestry of “näppäintaito”, step by step näppäintaito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näppäin 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- —
via Finnish Taito Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Taito skill capacity to do something well, particularly one that is acquired or learned 2 Finnish taito skill; art 3 Finnish -o Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... 4 Proto-Finnic -o Forms action/result nouns from verbs 5 Proto-Uralic -w —