Where does “naamiointi” come from?

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

naamiointi (Finnish): disguise

Definitions

  1. disguise

Ancestry of “naamiointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamioidato disguise, mask
2Finnishnaamiomask
3Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
4Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers

Words derived from “naamiointi”

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