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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

Definitions

  1. waterskin

Ancestry of “nahkaleili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleiliflagon
2Old Swedishläghil—
3Latinlagēna—
4Ancient GreekλάγηνοςAlternative form of λᾰ́γῡνος; flask, pitcher;...
5Ancient Greekλᾰ́γῡνος—
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