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Where does “nippuside” come from?

nippuside (Finnish) comes from Finnish side, from Proto-Finnic sidek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

nippuside (Finnish): cable tie, zip tie, wire tie, tie wrap, hose tie,...

Definitions

  1. cable tie, zip tie, wire tie, tie wrap, hose tie,...

Ancestry of “nippuside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsidebandage; bond; sanitary towel
2Proto-Finnicsidekbandage
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →