Where does “näppäinyhdistelmä” come from?
näppäinyhdistelmä (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-.
näppäinyhdistelmä (Finnish): key combination, keycombo
Definitions
- key combination, keycombo
Ancestry of “näppäinyhdistelmä”, step by step
näppäinyhdistelmä 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 yhdistelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdistelmä | A combination; A short form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | mä | I |
| 3 | Finnish | minä | I; ego; self |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | minä | I, me |
| 5 | Uralic | *minä | — |