Where does “nastanpoistaja” come from?

nastanpoistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish poistaja, from Finnish poistaa, from Finnish pois, from Finnish poikki-, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek — to laugh.

nastanpoistaja (Finnish): staple remover

Definitions

  1. staple remover

Ancestry of “nastanpoistaja”, step by step

nastanpoistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoistajaremover
2Finnishpoistaato remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,...
3Finnishpoisaway, off; off; minus, take away
4Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
5Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
6Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
7Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
8Proto-Finnicicekself
9Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Finnish nasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnastathumbtack; pin; stud
Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse