Where does “nenähooku” come from?

nenähooku (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian nenä, from Proto-Finnic nenä — nose.

nenähooku (Ingrian): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “nenähooku”, step by step

nenähooku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannenänose; edge, cutting edge
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Ingrian hooku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhookubreath
Every word from Proto-Finnic nenä →Every word from Ingrian nenä →
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