Where does “niitinpoistaja” come from?
niitinpoistaja (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.
niitinpoistaja (Finnish): staple remover
Definitions
- staple remover
Ancestry of “niitinpoistaja”, step by step
niitinpoistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poistaja | remover |
| 2 | Finnish | poistaa | to remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,... |
| 3 | Finnish | pois | away, off; off; minus, take away |
| 4 | Finnish | poikki- | cross-, transverse |
| 5 | Finnish | poikki | broken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,... |
| 6 | Finnish | poikitse | (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out |
| 7 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 9 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |
via Finnish niitti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niitti | staple; rivet; hit or check, especially a hard... |
| 2 | Swedish | nit | a rivet, a stud; the action of braking very... |
| 3 | Dutch | niet | Not, no; staple |
| 4 | German | niet | rivet |
| 5 | German | nieten | To rivet |
| 6 | Middle High German | nieten | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | niotan | to use, to make use of; to enjoy |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hneudan | to hammer, to pound |