Where does “välilyöntinäppäin” come from?

välilyöntinäppäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppäin, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

välilyöntinäppäin (Finnish): space bar, space key

Definitions

  1. space bar, space key

Ancestry of “välilyöntinäppäin”, step by step

välilyöntinäppäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näppäin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppäinkey; button
2Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-

via Finnish välilyönti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälilyöntispace between words
2FinnishlyöntiA hit
3Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
4Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
5Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōnąEvery word from Old Norse hnappa