Where does “nahkarukkanen” come from?

nahkarukkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukkanen, from Russian рукавица, from Proto-Slavic rǫkavica, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

nahkarukkanen (Finnish): leather mitten, leather mitt

Definitions

  1. leather mitten, leather mitt

Ancestry of “nahkarukkanen”, step by step

nahkarukkanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rukkanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukkanenmitten, work mitt
2Russianрукавицаmitten, mitt
3Proto-Slavicrǫkavicaglove
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Finnish nahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnahkaleather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of...
2Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
3Proto-Germanicnaskizskin
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →