Where does “naavainen” come from?

naavainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish inen.

naavainen (Finnish): Covered with beard moss

Definitions

  1. Covered with beard moss

Ancestry of “naavainen”, step by step

naavainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen

via Finnish naava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaavabeard moss, beard lichen, old man's beard
Every word from Finnish inen