Where does “nuppu” come from?
nuppu (Finnish) comes 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...
nuppu (Finnish): bud
Ancestry of “nuppu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | knopp | a bud; a knob, a bulb, a ball, a stud, a rounded... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |