Where does “rautanokkonen” come from?

rautanokkonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

rautanokkonen (Finnish): annual nettle, Urtica urens

Definitions

  1. annual nettle, Urtica urens

Ancestry of “rautanokkonen”, step by step

rautanokkonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokkonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkonennettle; stinging nettle
2Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
3Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokka →Every word from Finnish nokka →Every word from Finnish nokkonen →
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