Where does “napakymppi” come from?

napakymppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kymppi, from Finnish kymmenen, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.

napakymppi (Finnish): bullseye, a shot that hits the centre of a...

Definitions

  1. bullseye, a shot that hits the centre of a...

Ancestry of “napakymppi”, step by step

napakymppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kymppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymppiten; ten, tenner; foreman, straw boss
2Finnishkymmenendecades 10 Previous: nolla Next: kaksikymmentä;...
3Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kümmen →Every word from Finnish kymmenen →Every word from Finnish kymppi →