Where does “hevosenkenkä” come from?

hevosenkenkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

hevosenkenkä (Finnish): A horseshoe

Definitions

  1. A horseshoe

Ancestry of “hevosenkenkä”, step by step

hevosenkenkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish kenkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenkäshoe; boot; boot; in the idiomatic expression...
2Proto-Finnickenkäshoe

Words derived from “hevosenkenkä

Every word from Proto-Finnic -inenEvery word from Proto-Finnic hepoinenEvery word from Finnish hevonen