Where does “náhkke” come from?

náhkke (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nākkē, from Proto-Finnic nahka, from Proto-Germanic naskiz — skin.

náhkke (Lule Sami): animal skin

Definitions

  1. animal skin

Ancestry of “náhkke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicnākkēleather
2Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
3Proto-Germanicnaskizskin
Every word from Proto-Germanic naskiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic nahka →Every word from Proto-Samic nākkē →