Where does “kriminnahkaturkki” come from?
kriminnahkaturkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriminnahka, from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.
kriminnahkaturkki (Finnish): karakul fur coat
Definitions
- karakul fur coat
Ancestry of “kriminnahkaturkki”, step by step
kriminnahkaturkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kriminnahka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kriminnahka | pelt of a karakul lamb as raw material, valued... |
| 2 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |