Where does “naapuri” come from?

naapuri (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish nabor, from Middle Low German nābûr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

naapuri (Finnish): neighbor; In compounds, signifies "neighboring"

Definitions

  1. neighbor; In compounds, signifies "neighboring"

Ancestry of “naapuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnabor—
2Middle Low Germannābûr—
3Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “naapuri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →