Where does “nipukka” come from?

nipukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish nippa, from Swedish snibb — a corner of a piece of fabric or cloth.

nipukka (Finnish): tip, point

Definitions

  1. tip, point

Ancestry of “nipukka”, step by step

nipukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnippanipple mechanical device
2Swedishsnibba corner of a piece of fabric or cloth

via Finnish ukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishukka—

Words derived from “nipukka”

Every word from Swedish snibb →Every word from Finnish nippa →