Where does “nopea” come from?

nopea (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

nopea (Finnish): quick, fast, rapid

Definitions

  1. quick, fast, rapid

Ancestry of “nopea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnopedafast, quick
2Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “nopea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →