Where does “säätönuppi” come from?

säätönuppi (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...

säätönuppi (Finnish): adjustment knob

Definitions

  1. adjustment knob

Ancestry of “säätönuppi”, step by step

säätönuppi 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 säätö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäätöadjustment, control, regulation; tuning, messing...
2Finnishsäätääto adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;...
3Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →