Where does “nahkakilpikonna” come from?

nahkakilpikonna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpikonna, from Finnish kilpi, from Proto-Finnic kilpi, from Proto-Germanic hlībō — shelter, covering.

nahkakilpikonna (Finnish): dermochelyid

Definitions

  1. dermochelyid

Ancestry of “nahkakilpikonna”, step by step

nahkakilpikonna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpikonna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpikonnaturtle, tortoise
2Finnishkilpishield, protective armor; shield with route...
3Proto-Finnickilpishield
4Proto-Germanichlībōshelter, covering

via Finnish nahka

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

Words derived from “nahkakilpikonna”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hlībō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kilpi →Every word from Finnish kilpi →