Where does “naftisti” come from?
naftisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish nafti, 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...
naftisti (Finnish): in a very close or slightly too small way
Definitions
- in a very close or slightly too small way
Ancestry of “naftisti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nafti | Slightly too small, very close to be too small; very close to be sufficient etc |
| 2 | Swedish | knapp | scarce, not much of something; somewhat less... |
| 3 | Old Norse | knappr | knob |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |