Where does “nenärätte” come from?

nenärätte (Votic) comes from Votic nenä, from Proto-Finnic nenä — nose.

nenärätte (Votic): handkerchief

Definitions

  1. handkerchief

Ancestry of “nenärätte”, step by step

nenärätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticnenänose; snout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Votic rätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticrätterag, cloth
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