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Where does “nakupelle” come from?

nakupelle (Finnish) comes from Finnish naku, from Swedish naken, from Old Norse nakinn, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nakupelle (Finnish): A naked person, especially a child

Definitions

  1. A naked person, especially a child

Ancestry of “nakupelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnakunaked, nude; diesel car; diesel engine
2Swedishnakennude, naked; without clothes
3Old Norsenakinn—
4Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “nakupelle”

  • nakupellenä
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