Where does “nappulakenkä” come from?

nappulakenkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nappula, from Finnish näppi, from Proto-Finnic näppi — fingertip, finger.

nappulakenkä (Finnish): cleat, studded shoe, football shoe, soccer shoe type of studded shoe worn by soccer players

Definitions

  1. cleat, studded shoe, football shoe, soccer shoe type of studded shoe worn by soccer players

Ancestry of “nappulakenkä”, step by step

nappulakenkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nappula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnappulapush button; stone, man; kid, child
2Finnishnäppithe tips of the thumb and another finger or...
3Proto-Finnicnäppifingertip, finger

via Finnish kenkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenkäshoe; boot; boot; in the idiomatic expression...
2Proto-Finnickenkäshoe
Every word from Proto-Finnic näppi →