Where does “öljykankainen” come from?

öljykankainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish öljykangas, from Finnish öljy, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða — to fit, to fix, to put together.

öljykankainen (Finnish): Made of oilcloth

Definitions

  1. Made of oilcloth

Ancestry of “öljykankainen”, step by step

öljykankainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish öljykangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöljykangasoilskin
2Finnishöljyoil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish...
3Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
4Swedishråoljacrude oil
5Swedishraw; crude; rough
6Swedishrådato advise (give advice (to someone))
7Old Swedishrāþato ensure
8Old Norseráðato advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to...
9Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-