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Where does “napauttaa” come from?

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

napauttaa (Finnish): to tap, to hit lightly

Definitions

  1. to tap, to hit lightly

Ancestry of “napauttaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “napauttaa”

  • napautus
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →