Where does “numeronäppäimistö” come from?
numeronäppäimistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppäimistö, from Finnish näppäin, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.
numeronäppäimistö (Finnish): numeric keypad
Definitions
- numeric keypad
Ancestry of “numeronäppäimistö”, step by step
numeronäppäimistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näppäimistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näppäimistö | keyboard; keypad |
| 2 | Finnish | näppäin | key; button |
| 3 | Finnish | näpätä | to tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | nappa | to pinch, pluck |
| 5 | Old Norse | hnappa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hnappōną | to pick, pluck, tear off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | knobʰnéh₂- | — |