Where does “nafti” come from?

nafti (Finnish) comes from Swedish knapp, from Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

nafti (Finnish): Slightly too small, very close to be too small; very close to be sufficient etc

Definitions

  1. Slightly too small, very close to be too small; very close to be sufficient etc

Ancestry of “nafti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknappscarce, not much of something; somewhat less...
2Old Norseknapprknob
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “nafti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →