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Where does “nahk” come from?

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

nahk (Estonian): skin; leather

Definitions

  1. skin; leather

Ancestry of “nahk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
2Proto-Germanicnaskizskin

Words derived from “nahk”

  • nahkhiir
  • neitsinahk
  • eesnahk
Every word from Proto-Germanic naskiz →