Where does “nuhatipat” come from?

nuhatipat (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuha, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.

nuhatipat (Finnish): nose drops used to treat a common cold

Definitions

  1. nose drops used to treat a common cold

Ancestry of “nuhatipat”, step by step

nuhatipat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuharhinitis; common cold
2Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
3Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze

via Finnish tippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtippadrop; A bit, in the saying "ei tippaakaan", "not...
2Proto-Finnictippadrop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus-Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusanąEvery word from Finnish nuha