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
kärpännahka 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 Finnish kärppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärppä | stoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine especially in the white winter coat, Mustela erminea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärppä | stoat, ermine |
Words derived from “kärpännahka”