Where does “räkänenäinen” come from?

räkänenäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish räkänenä, from Finnish räkä, from Proto-Finnic räkä, from Proto-Germanic hrēką — saliva; snot.

räkänenäinen (Finnish): snot-nosed

Definitions

  1. snot-nosed

Ancestry of “räkänenäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräkänenäsnot-nosed person
2Finnishräkäsnot; rheum, water; saliva
3Proto-Finnicräkäsnot
4Proto-Germanichrēkąsaliva; snot
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēką →Every word from Proto-Finnic räkä →Every word from Finnish räkä →