Where does “kriminahka” come from?

kriminahka (Finnish) comes from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.

kriminahka (Finnish): Alternative form of kriminnahka

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kriminnahka

Ancestry of “kriminahka”, step by step

kriminahka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnahkaleather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of...
2Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
3Proto-Germanicnaskizskin

via Finnish krimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkrimipelt of a karakul lamb as raw material, valued...
2Swedishkrimmer—
Every word from Proto-Germanic naskiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nahka →Every word from Finnish nahka →