Where does “nahistua” come from?

nahistua (Finnish) comes from Ingrian nahkia, from Proto-Finnic nahkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńačkɜ.

nahistua (Finnish): to get leathery

Definitions

  1. to get leathery

Ancestry of “nahistua”, step by step

nahistua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian nahkia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannahkiamoist
2Proto-Finnicnahkedamoist, damp, (slightly) wet
3Proto-Finno-Ugricńačkɜ—

via Finnish nahka

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

via Finnish nahkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnahkeatacky, sticky

Words derived from “nahistua”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńačkɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic nahkeda →Every word from Ingrian nahkia →