Where does “nahoitus” come from?

nahoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nahoittaa, from Finnish nahka, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.

nahoitus (Finnish): leathering

Definitions

  1. leathering

Ancestry of “nahoitus”, step by step

nahoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nahoittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnahoittaaTo upholster with leather; Sometimes used,...
2Finnishnahkaleather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of...
3Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
4Proto-Germanicnaskizskin

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Germanic naskiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nahka →Every word from Finnish nahka →