Where does “nitomanasta” come from?

nitomanasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish nitoa, from Proto-Finnic nitodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa-.

nitomanasta (Finnish): staple wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around

Definitions

  1. staple wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around

Ancestry of “nitomanasta”, step by step

nitomanasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nitoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnitoato staple
2Proto-Finnicnitodakto bind, to tie, to fasten
3Proto-Finno-Permicńiδa-—

via Finnish nasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnastathumbtack; pin; stud
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nitodak →Every word from Finnish nitoa →