Where does “nenärusto” come from?

nenärusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish nenä, from Proto-Finnic nenä — nose.

nenärusto (Finnish): nasal cartilage

Definitions

  1. nasal cartilage

Ancestry of “nenärusto”, step by step

nenärusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Finnish rusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrustocartilage; gristle
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