Where does “nuppisara” come from?

nuppisara (Finnish) comes 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...

nuppisara (Finnish): capitate sedge

Definitions

  1. capitate sedge

Ancestry of “nuppisara”, step by step

nuppisara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuppiknob; cascabel; finial
2Swedishknoppa bud; a knob, a bulb, a ball, a stud, a rounded...
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →