Where does “näpissellä” come from?

näpissellä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian nappi, from Finnish näppi, from Proto-Finnic näppi — fingertip, finger.

näpissellä (Ingrian): to pilfer

Definitions

  1. to pilfer

Ancestry of “näpissellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannappibutton
2Finnishnäppithe tips of the thumb and another finger or...
3Proto-Finnicnäppifingertip, finger
Every word from Proto-Finnic näppi →Every word from Finnish näppi →Every word from Ingrian nappi →