Where does “naputus” come from?

naputus (Finnish) comes from Finnish naputtaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

naputus (Finnish): knocking

Definitions

  1. knocking

Ancestry of “naputus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnaputtaaTo tap; To make a sharp noise; To type
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →