Where does “lipsusõlm” come from?

lipsusõlm (Estonian) comes from Estonian sõlm, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

lipsusõlm (Estonian): tie knot

Definitions

  1. tie knot

Ancestry of “lipsusõlm”, step by step

lipsusõlm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sõlm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõlmknot
2Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Estonian lips

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlipstie, necktie
2GermanSchlipsnecktie
3Middle Low Germanslip—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Estonian sõlm →
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