Where does “hammaslankain” come from?

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

hammaslankain (Finnish): dental floss head, dental flosser

Definitions

  1. dental floss head, dental flosser

Ancestry of “hammaslankain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammaslankafloss
2Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
4Proto-Germaniclangô—
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →