Where does “neppisauto” come from?
neppisauto (Finnish) comes from Finnish neppis, from Finnish nepata, from Swedish knäppa, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa.
neppisauto (Finnish): neppaus toy car
Definitions
- neppaus toy car
Ancestry of “neppisauto”, step by step
neppisauto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish neppis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neppis | — |
| 2 | Finnish | nepata | to tap a car in the game of neppis |
| 3 | Swedish | knäppa | to button up, to fasten with button or with a... |
| 4 | Swedish | a | from |
| 5 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 6 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 7 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 8 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 9 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Finnish auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 2 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |