Where does “nimitapa” come from?

nimitapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish nimi, from Finnish -iäiset.

nimitapa (Finnish): infinitive, verbal noun

Definitions

  1. infinitive, verbal noun

Ancestry of “nimitapa”, step by step

nimitapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Finnish -iäiset →Every word from Finnish nimi →