Where does “nopsasti” come from?
nopsasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopsa, 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...
nopsasti (Finnish): quickly
Ancestry of “nopsasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nopsa | quick |
| 2 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |