Where does “nilkkataive” come from?

nilkkataive (Finnish) comes from Finnish taive, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

nilkkataive (Finnish): The frontal part of an ankle

Definitions

  1. The frontal part of an ankle

Ancestry of “nilkkataive”, step by step

nilkkataive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivebend, crook
2Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
3Proto-Finnictaipudak—

via Finnish nilkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnilkkaankle
Every word from Proto-Finnic taipudak →Every word from Finnish taipua →Every word from Finnish taive →
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