Where does “nahkasiipi” come from?
nahkasiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.
nahkasiipi (Finnish): bat
Definitions
- bat
Ancestry of “nahkasiipi”, step by step
nahkasiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nahka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |
via Finnish siipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siipi | wing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or... |