Where does “кнопочный” come from?

кнопочный (Russian) comes from Russian кнопка, from German knopf, from Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic knuppô — knob; lump, clod.

кнопочный (Russian): button, snap fastener

Definitions

  1. button, snap fastener

Ancestry of “кнопочный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкнопкаbutton; drawing pin, thumbtack; press button,...
2Germanknopfbutton fastener
3Middle High Germanknopf—
4Old High Germanknopf—
5Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod
Every word from Proto-Germanic knuppô →Every word from Old High German knopf →Every word from Middle High German knopf →