Where does “nipsaus” come from?

nipsaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nipsahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

nipsaus (Finnish): Action of the verb nipsahtaa

Definitions

  1. Action of the verb nipsahtaa

Ancestry of “nipsaus”, step by step

nipsaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nipsahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnipsahtaato snip
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →