Where does “nahkasiipi” come from?

nahkasiipi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian nahka, from Proto-Germanic naska — soft leather.

nahkasiipi (Ingrian): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “nahkasiipi”, step by step

nahkasiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian nahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannahkaleather
2Proto-Germanicnaskasoft leather

via Finnish siipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiipiwing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...
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