Where does “ämmänsolmu” come from?

ämmänsolmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

ämmänsolmu (Finnish): granny knot

Definitions

  1. granny knot

Ancestry of “ämmänsolmu”, step by step

ämmänsolmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu—
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish ämmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishämmäwife, woman; hag; bitch
2Swedishammaa wet nurse; to breastfeed
3Low Germanamme—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →