Where does “näverrin” come from?

näverrin (Finnish) comes from Finnish nävertää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

näverrin (Finnish): hand drill

Definitions

  1. hand drill

Ancestry of “näverrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnävertääto bore with a gimlet; Third-person singular...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →