Where does “nakki” come from?

nakki (Finnish) comes from Swedish snäcka, from Middle High German snëgge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic sneggô, from Proto-Germanic -gô — Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

nakki (Finnish): wiener, frankfurter, hot dog; "nakit silmillä" =...

Definitions

  1. wiener, frankfurter, hot dog; "nakit silmillä" =...

Ancestry of “nakki”, step by step

nakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snäcka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
2Middle High Germansnëgge—
3Old High Germansneggo—
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...

via Finnish nakata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnakatato throw (away), toss, bung, chuck
2Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella

Words derived from “nakki”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -gô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sneggô →Every word from Old High German sneggo →