Nahast

Nahast is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the noun nahk, meaning leather. It is primarily used to indicate material or origin, signaling that an object is made of leather or sourced from leather. In everyday language, nahast appears in phrases describing the composition of items, such as bags, belts, or footwear.

Etymology and form: Nahast is the elative form of nahk. The elative expresses movement from or origin from something, and in Estonian it is commonly used to describe materials. As a result, nahast commonly occurs in compounds that identify the material of an item, and can also be used in combination with verbs like valmistatud to emphasize manufacture from leather.

Usage: Nahast is widespread in fashion, crafts, and historical descriptions. It is used to label or describe products as leather-made. For example, nahast kott means a leather bag, nahast saapad means leather boots, and nahast vöö means a leather belt. The phrase nahast valmistatud translates to made of leather, highlighting the manufacturing material.

See also: The related term nahk refers to leather in general, while other material-based forms in Estonian use similar elative constructions to denote composition, origin, or sourcing.