Where does “naulanreikä” come from?

naulanreikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish naula, from Proto-Finnic nakla, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

naulanreikä (Finnish): nail hole

Definitions

  1. nail hole

Ancestry of “naulanreikä”, step by step

naulanreikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
2Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nakla →