Where does “akupunktuurineula” come from?

akupunktuurineula (Finnish) comes from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

akupunktuurineula (Finnish): acupuncture needle

Definitions

  1. acupuncture needle

Ancestry of “akupunktuurineula”, step by step

akupunktuurineula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish akupunktuuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakupunktuuriacupuncture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlōEvery word from Proto-Finnic neekla