Where does “jäänaskali” come from?
jäänaskali (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jäänaskali (Finnish): ice claw, ice pick
Definitions
- ice claw, ice pick
Ancestry of “jäänaskali”, step by step
jäänaskali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish naskali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naskali | awl, stitching awl, bodkin; icepick; young boy |