Where does “naulain” come from?
naulain (Finnish) comes from Finnish naulata, from Finnish naula, from Proto-Finnic nakla, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
naulain (Finnish): nailgun; Genitive plural form of naula
Definitions
- nailgun; Genitive plural form of naula
Ancestry of “naulain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | naulata | to nail, fasten with one or more nails |
| 2 | Finnish | naula | nail; pound; funt, funte |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nakla | peg, nail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naglaz | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |