Where does “nituri” come from?
nituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish nitoa, from Proto-Finnic nitodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa-.
nituri (Finnish): stapler
Ancestry of “nituri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nitoa | to staple |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nitodak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ńiδa- | — |