Where does “kippuranenä” come from?
kippuranenä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nenä, from Proto-Finnic nenä — nose.
kippuranenä (Finnish): snub nose
Definitions
- snub nose
Ancestry of “kippuranenä”, step by step
kippuranenä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nenä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nenä | nose; rhinarium, nose leather |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nenä | nose |
via Finnish kippura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kippura | something that is curly or coily |