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Where does “nokkonen” come from?

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

nokkonen (Finnish): nettle; stinging nettle

Definitions

  1. nettle; stinging nettle

Ancestry of “nokkonen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nokkonen”

  • nokkoshapero
  • nokkosperhonen
  • nokkosrokko
  • nokkosihottuma
  • nokkoskasvi
  • nokkoskeitto
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