Where does “nokkakoortinki” come from?

nokkakoortinki (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

nokkakoortinki (Finnish): leechline

Definitions

  1. leechline

Ancestry of “nokkakoortinki”, step by step

nokkakoortinki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish koortinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoortinkibuntline or leechline
2Swedishgårding—
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