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

  1. key combination, keycombo

Ancestry of “näppäinyhdistelmä”, step by step

näppäinyhdistelmä 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 yhdistelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishyhdistelmäA combination; A short form of...
2FinnishI
3FinnishminäI; ego; self
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōnąEvery word from Old Norse hnappa