Where does “irtonenä” come from?

irtonenä (Finnish) comes from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.

irtonenä (Finnish): fake nose

Definitions

  1. fake nose

Ancestry of “irtonenä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirto-detachable, removable, separate, loose
2Finnishirta—
3Proto-Finnicirtaloose, separate, detached
Every word from Proto-Finnic irta →Every word from Finnish irto- →Every word from Finnish irta →