Where does “tekonahkainen” come from?

tekonahkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekonahka, from Finnish teko-, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tekonahkainen (Finnish): made of artificial or faux leather

Definitions

  1. made of artificial or faux leather

Ancestry of “tekonahkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekonahkaartificial leather
2Finnishteko-artificial, manmade, false, mock, simulated
3Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
4Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
5Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
6Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk