Where does “angoralanka” come from?

angoralanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

angoralanka (Finnish): angora yarn

Definitions

  1. angora yarn

Ancestry of “angoralanka”, step by step

angoralanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish angora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishangoraangora hair of angora rabbit
2TurkishAngora—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →