Where does “pähkinänakkeli” come from?

pähkinänakkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish nakkeli, from Finnish nakella, from Finnish nakata, from Finnish -ellä — Front vowel variant of -ella.

pähkinänakkeli (Finnish): Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Definitions

  1. Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Ancestry of “pähkinänakkeli”, step by step

pähkinänakkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nakkeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnakkelinuthatch
2FinnishnakellaTo throw things around
3Finnishnakatato throw (away), toss, bung, chuck
4Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella

via Finnish pähkinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpähkinänut; hazel; puzzle, riddle; difficult problem,...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpäškɜ—
Every word from Finnish -ellä →Every word from Finnish nakata →Every word from Finnish nakella →