Where does “kärpännahka” come from?
kärpännahka (Finnish) comes from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.
kärpännahka (Finnish): The fur of an ermine, "Mustela erminea", usually...
Definitions
- The fur of an ermine, "Mustela erminea", usually...
Ancestry of “kärpännahka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |