Where does “mustanahaline” come from?

mustanahaline (Estonian) comes from Estonian nahk, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.

mustanahaline (Estonian): black (skin colour)

Definitions

  1. black (skin colour)

Ancestry of “mustanahaline”, step by step

mustanahaline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian nahk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannahkskin; leather
2Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
3Proto-Germanicnaskizskin

via Estonian must

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmustblack; Dark, without light, illumination; Having...
2Proto-Finnicmustablack
Every word from Proto-Germanic naskiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nahka →Every word from Estonian nahk →