Where does “näppäräsorminen” come from?

näppäräsorminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppärä, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

näppäräsorminen (Finnish): light-fingered having quick, light and nimble fingers

Definitions

  1. light-fingered having quick, light and nimble fingers

Ancestry of “näppäräsorminen”, step by step

näppäräsorminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näppärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppärädexterous; nifty
2Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
3Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
4Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j →Every word from Finnish -i →Every word from Finnish -ra →