Where does “napataatta” come from?

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

napataatta (Finnish): A short person

Definitions

  1. A short person

Ancestry of “napataatta”, step by step

napataatta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish napa

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

via Finnish taatta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaatta—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →Every word from Finnish napa →