Where does “napautus” come from?

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

napautus (Finnish): a tap

Definitions

  1. a tap

Ancestry of “napautus”, step by step

napautus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish napauttaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapauttaato tap, to hit lightly
2Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →Every word from Finnish napa →Every word from Finnish napauttaa →