Where does “vaatenaulakko” come from?

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

vaatenaulakko (Finnish): clothes rack

Definitions

  1. clothes rack

Ancestry of “vaatenaulakko”, step by step

vaatenaulakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naulakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnaulakkoA rack for hanging clothes or other items
2Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
3Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
4Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic naglaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nakla →