Where does “nahkalompakko” come from?
nahkalompakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lompakko, from Finnish lompuuki, from Swedish plånbok, from Swedish bok, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
nahkalompakko (Finnish): leather wallet
Definitions
- leather wallet
Ancestry of “nahkalompakko”, step by step
nahkalompakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lompakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lompakko | wallet |
| 2 | Finnish | lompuuki | wallet |
| 3 | Swedish | plånbok | a wallet |
| 4 | Swedish | bok | book; beech |
| 5 | Old Swedish | bōk | book |
| 6 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |