Where does “pikkunaposteltava” come from?
pikkunaposteltava (Finnish) comes from Finnish naposteltava, from Finnish napostella, from Finnish nappoa, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.
pikkunaposteltava (Finnish): little snack, finger food
Definitions
- little snack, finger food
Ancestry of “pikkunaposteltava”, step by step
pikkunaposteltava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish naposteltava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naposteltava | snack; Present passive participle of napostella |
| 2 | Finnish | napostella | To snack |
| 3 | Finnish | nappoa | — |
| 4 | Finnish | näpätä | to tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | nappa | to pinch, pluck |
| 6 | Old Norse | hnappa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hnappōną | to pick, pluck, tear off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | knobʰnéh₂- | — |