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Where does “nakupellenä” come from?

nakupellenä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nakupelle, 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.

nakupellenä (Finnish): Especially of a child, naked

Definitions

  1. Especially of a child, naked

Ancestry of “nakupellenä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnakupelleA naked person, especially a child
2Finnishnakunaked, nude; diesel car; diesel engine
3Swedishnakennude, naked; without clothes
4Old Norsenakinn—
5Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
6Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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