Where does “nokkapihdit” come from?

nokkapihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihdit, from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.

nokkapihdit (Finnish): needlenose pliers

Definitions

  1. needlenose pliers

Ancestry of “nokkapihdit”, step by step

nokkapihdit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pihdit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihditpliers; tongs; forceps
2Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
3Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
4Proto-Finno-Permicpište—

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pište →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihti →Every word from Finnish pihti →