Where does “räkänokkainen” come from?

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

räkänokkainen (Finnish): snot-nosed

Definitions

  1. snot-nosed

Ancestry of “räkänokkainen”, step by step

räkänokkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish räkänokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräkänokkasnot-nosed youngster; snotnose, whippersnapper
2Finnishräkäsnot; rheum, water; saliva
3Proto-Finnicräkäsnot
4Proto-Germanichrēkąsaliva; snot

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēką →Every word from Proto-Finnic räkä →Every word from Finnish räkä →
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