Where does “naamio” come from?

naamio (Finnish) comes from Finnish naama, from Proto-Samic nāmē — velvet on reindeer antlers.

naamio (Finnish): mask

Definitions

  1. mask

Ancestry of “naamio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers

Words derived from “naamio”

Every word from Proto-Samic nāmē →Every word from Finnish naama →