Where does “nuolennopea” come from?

nuolennopea (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...

nuolennopea (Finnish): as fast as an arrow

Definitions

  1. as fast as an arrow

Ancestry of “nuolennopea”, step by step

nuolennopea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nopea

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

via Finnish nuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuoliarrow; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicnooliarrow
3Proto-Uralicńëlearrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →