Where does “nippeliavain” come from?

nippeliavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish avain, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

nippeliavain (Finnish): spoke wrench, nipple wrench

Definitions

  1. spoke wrench, nipple wrench

Ancestry of “nippeliavain”, step by step

nippeliavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish nippeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnippelispigot connection
2Swedishnippel—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →