Where does “nahkaleili” come from?
nahkaleili (Finnish) comes from Finnish leili, from Old Swedish läghil, from Latin lagēna, from Ancient Greek λάγηνος, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́γῡνος.
nahkaleili (Finnish): waterskin
Ancestry of “nahkaleili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leili | flagon |
| 2 | Old Swedish | läghil | — |
| 3 | Latin | lagēna | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λάγηνος | Alternative form of λᾰ́γῡνος; flask, pitcher;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λᾰ́γῡνος | — |