Where does “napajarru” come from?

napajarru (Finnish) comes from Finnish napa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa.

napajarru (Finnish): coaster brake, hub brake brake integrated in bicycle rear hub

Definitions

  1. coaster brake, hub brake brake integrated in bicycle rear hub

Ancestry of “napajarru”, step by step

napajarru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →Every word from Finnish napa →