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Where does “nopeasti” come from?

nopeasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopea, 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...

nopeasti (Finnish): rapidly, quickly; promptly

Definitions

  1. rapidly, quickly; promptly

Ancestry of “nopeasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnopeaquick, fast, rapid
2Proto-Finnicnopeda—
3Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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