Where does “kënuphe” come from?

kënuphe (Unami) comes from Unami kenup, from Dutch knop, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

kënuphe (Unami): To be buttonmaking; to make a button or buttons

Definitions

  1. To be buttonmaking; to make a button or buttons

Ancestry of “kënuphe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamikenupbutton
2Dutchknopa knob, roundish handle, ornament etc; a button,...
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
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