Where does “kärpännahkatakki” come from?
kärpännahkatakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish täkki, from Old Swedish stakker, from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
kärpännahkatakki (Finnish): ermine coat coat made of ermine fur
Definitions
- ermine coat coat made of ermine fur
Ancestry of “kärpännahkatakki”, step by step
kärpännahkatakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish täkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täkki | quilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stakker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stafkarl | poor beggar |
| 4 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Finnish kärpännahka
| 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 |