Where does “náhkke” come from?

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

náhkke (Pite Sami): animal skin; leather

Definitions

  1. animal skin; leather

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 →
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