Where does “nuppineulanpää” come from?
nuppineulanpää (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuppineula, from Finnish nuppi, from Swedish knopp, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
nuppineulanpää (Finnish): pinhead
Definitions
- pinhead
Ancestry of “nuppineulanpää”, step by step
nuppineulanpää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuppineula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuppineula | pin |
| 2 | Finnish | nuppi | knob; cascabel; finial |
| 3 | Swedish | knopp | a bud; a knob, a bulb, a ball, a stud, a rounded... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |