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Where does “naulita” come from?

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

naulita (Finnish): to rivet, to nail

Definitions

  1. to rivet, to nail

Ancestry of “naulita”, step by step

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

Words derived from “naulita”

  • nauliutua
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