Where does “napukka” come from?

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

napukka (Finnish): knob; Short for kohdunnapukka

Definitions

  1. knob; Short for kohdunnapukka

Ancestry of “napukka”, step by step

napukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppithe tips of the thumb and another finger or...
2Proto-Finnicnäppifingertip, finger

via Finnish ukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishukka—

Words derived from “napukka”

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