Where does “kärpännahkainen” come from?
kärpännahkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärpännahka, from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.
kärpännahkainen (Finnish): made of ermine fur
Definitions
- made of ermine fur
Ancestry of “kärpännahkainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärpännahka | The fur of an ermine, "Mustela erminea", usually... |
| 2 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |