Where does “villanahka” come from?

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

villanahka (Ingrian): unsheared skin of a sheep

Definitions

  1. unsheared skin of a sheep

Ancestry of “villanahka”, step by step

villanahka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian nahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannahkaleather
2Proto-Germanicnaskasoft leather

via Ingrian villa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvillawool
Every word from Proto-Germanic naskaEvery word from Ingrian nahka