Where does “nõelasulane” come from?

nõelasulane (Estonian) comes from Estonian sulane — Laborer for a livelyhood; mostly as the aid in the agricultural field, a farmhand.

nõelasulane (Estonian): needle threader

Definitions

  1. needle threader

Ancestry of “nõelasulane”, step by step

nõelasulane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sulane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstoniansulaneLaborer for a livelyhood; mostly as the aid in the agricultural field, a farmhand

via Estonian nõel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannõelneedle
Every word from Estonian sulane