Where does “salamannopea” come from?

salamannopea (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

salamannopea (Finnish): fast as lightning

Definitions

  1. fast as lightning

Ancestry of “salamannopea”, step by step

salamannopea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnopeaquick, fast, rapid
2Proto-Finnicnopedafast, quick
3Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Finnish Salama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalamalightning, bolt
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “salamannopea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →