Where does “napsu” come from?

napsu (Finnish) comes from Finnish napapiiri, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

napsu (Finnish): nip, shot small drink of liquor

Definitions

  1. nip, shot small drink of liquor

Ancestry of “napsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapapiiripolar circle
2Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
3Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
4Proto-Uralicpirecircle
Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →