Where does “räkänokka” come from?
räkänokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish räkä, from Proto-Finnic räkä, from Proto-Germanic hrēką — saliva; snot.
räkänokka (Finnish): snot-nosed youngster; snotnose, whippersnapper
Definitions
- snot-nosed youngster; snotnose, whippersnapper
Ancestry of “räkänokka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räkä | snot; rheum, water; saliva |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | räkä | snot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrēką | saliva; snot |
Words derived from “räkänokka”