Where does “nappulaliiga” come from?

nappulaliiga (Finnish) comes from Finnish liiga, from German Liga, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

nappulaliiga (Finnish): little league sports league for young children

Definitions

  1. little league sports league for young children

Ancestry of “nappulaliiga”, step by step

nappulaliiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliigaleague
2GermanLigaleague
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Finnish nappula

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