Where does “nokkavuus” come from?
nokkavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokkava, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.
nokkavuus (Finnish): cheekiness
Ancestry of “nokkavuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nokkava | cheeky |
| 2 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |