Where does “niputus” come from?
niputus (Finnish) comes from Finnish niputtaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
niputus (Finnish): bundling
Definitions
- bundling
Ancestry of “niputus”, step by step
niputus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish niputtaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niputtaa | to bundle; to lump |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |