Where does “uppokantanaula” come from?

uppokantanaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish naula, from Proto-Finnic nakla, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

uppokantanaula (Finnish): brad

Definitions

  1. brad

Ancestry of “uppokantanaula”, step by step

uppokantanaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
2Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Finnish uppokanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppokantaflush head, flat head, countersunk head
2Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
3Proto-Finnickantaheel
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nakla →