Where does “boksinahka” come from?
boksinahka (Finnish) comes from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.
boksinahka (Finnish): box calf
Definitions
- box calf
Ancestry of “boksinahka”, step by step
boksinahka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nahka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |
via English box calf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | box calf | A type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a... |