Where does “piikkinahkainen” come from?

piikkinahkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish piikki, from Swedish spik, from Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic spīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

piikkinahkainen (Finnish): echinoderm

Definitions

  1. echinoderm

Ancestry of “piikkinahkainen”, step by step

piikkinahkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikkispike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong
2Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
3Old Norsespíkr—
4Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Finnish nahkainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnahkainenleather; leathery
2Finnishnahkaleather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of...
3Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
4Proto-Germanicnaskizskin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīkaz →Every word from Old Norse spíkr →