Where does “nappulaurheilija” come from?

nappulaurheilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish urheilija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

nappulaurheilija (Finnish): A kid of about 6 to 12 years who participates in organized sports offered for this age group

Definitions

  1. A kid of about 6 to 12 years who participates in organized sports offered for this age group

Ancestry of “nappulaurheilija”, step by step

nappulaurheilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish urheilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishurheilijaA sportsman or sportswoman
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish nappula

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