Where does “kiskonaula” come from?

kiskonaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish naula, from Proto-Finnic nakla, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

kiskonaula (Finnish): spike a long nail used to fix rails

Definitions

  1. spike a long nail used to fix rails

Ancestry of “kiskonaula”, step by step

kiskonaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
2Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Finnish kisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskobar; rail
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nakla →