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

Definitions

  1. bud

Ancestry of “nuppu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nuppu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →
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