Where does “rokko” come from?
rokko (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.
rokko (Finnish): pock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
Definitions
- pock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
Ancestry of “rokko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokkosrokko | urticaria |
| 2 | Finnish | nokkonen | nettle; stinging nettle |
| 3 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |